Aalto, Arvo (Aulis) (b. July 13, 1932, Rovaniemi, northern Finland), Finnish politician. He was minister of labour in 1977-81 and chairman of the Finnish Communist Party from May 1984 to May 1988.
Aandahl, Fred G(eorge) (b. April 9, 1897, Svea township, near Litchville, N.D. - d. April 7, 1966, Fargo, N.D.), governor of North Dakota (1945-51). He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives (1951-53) and was assistant secretary of the interior (1953-61).
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Aarrestad, Sven (Eivindsen) (b. Oct. 8, 1850, Varhaug [now part of H� municipality], Stavanger amt [now Rogaland fylke], Norway - d. Jan. 19, 1942, Arendal, Aust-Agder [now in Agder], Norway), governor of Nedenes amt (1908-16). He was also Norwegian agriculture minister (1906-08).
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Aartsen, Jozias (Johannes) van (b. Dec. 25, 1947, The Hague, Netherlands), foreign minister of the Netherlands (1998-2002); son of Jan van Aartsen. He was minister of agriculture, nature management, and fisheries in 1994-98 and political leader of the right-liberal party VVD in 2003-06. He was also mayor of The Hague (2008-17), acting king's commissioner of Drenthe (2017), and acting mayor of Amsterdam (2017-18).
Aas, Arne (Gunerius) (b. Sept. 26, 1890, Fauskev�g, Troms� amt [now in Troms og Finnmark fylke], Norway - d. April 28, 1953, Troms�, Norway), governor of Troms (1946-53).
Aas, Gunder (b. May 13, 1785, Melhus, Nordre Trondhjems amt [now in Tr�ndelag fylke], Norway - d. May 5, 1853, Stavanger, Stavanger amt [now Rogaland fylke], Norway), governor of Stavanger amt (1833-53).
Aasland (Houg), Tora (b. Nov. 6, 1942, Skien, Telemark [now in Vestfold og Telemark], Norway), governor of Rogaland (1991-2013). She was also Norwegian minister of research and higher education (2007-12).
Aavatsmark, Ole (Severin) (b. March 6, 1918, Namsos, Nordre Trondhjems amt [now in Tr�ndelag fylke], Norway - d. March 31, 1983), governor of Nordland (1966-83).
Aaviksoo, Jaak (b. Jan. 11, 1954, Tartu, Estonian S.S.R.), defense minister of Estonia (2007-11). He was also minister of culture and education (1995), education (1996), and education and research (2011-14) and rector of the University of Tartu (1998-2006).
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Abadia, Maria de Lourdes (b. Aug. 14, 1944, Bela Vista de Goi�s, Goi�s, Brazil), governor of Distrito Federal (2006-07).
Abad�a Arias, Jorge, byname Pato Abad�a (b. May 15, 1927 - d. Aug. 9, 2013), foreign minister of Panama (1985-88).
Abad�a M�ndez, Miguel (b. June 5, 1867, La Vega de los Padres [now Piedras], Tolima, Colombia - d. May 15, 1947, La Uni�n, Cundinamarca, Colombia), finance and acting foreign minister (1901-02), interior minister (1909-10, 1914-18, 1924-25), and president (1926-30) of Colombia. He was also minister of education (1900-01, 1919-21) and minister to Chile, Argentina, and Brazil (1902-04).
Abadie, (Jean Baptiste Marie) Jules (b. Aug. 12, 1876, Blaye, Gironde, France - d. Aug. 10, 1953, Oran, Algeria), Free French commissioner for justice (1943). He was also commissioner for national education and public health (1943) and mayor of Oran (1948).
Abaet�, Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, visconde de (b. Sept. 22, 1798, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Sept. 14, 1883, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), principal minister (1835-36, 1836, 1837), foreign minister (1836, 1837, 1845-46, 1848, 1853-55), and chairman of the Council of Ministers (1858-59) of Brazil. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1832-34, 1845) and the Senate (1861-73), president of Minas Gerais (1833-34), minister of justice (1835-36, 1840-41, 1845-46), finance (1848), and navy (1858-59), and minister to Argentina (1855-56). He was made viscount in 1854.
Abah Abah, Polycarpe (b. Sept. 17, 1954, Zo�t�l�, French Cameroons [now in Cameroon]), finance minister of Cameroon (2004-07).
Abakar, Mouctar (b. 1977), Chadian diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (2022- ).
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Abal Medina, Juan Manuel (b. May 5, 1968, Buenos Aires, Argentina), cabinet chief of Argentina (2011-13).
Abalakov, Mukhammed (Khodzhamukhammedovich) (b. 1947), economy and finance minister of Turkmenistan (1993-95). He was also a deputy prime minister (1995-99), minister of education (1996-97), chairman of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports (1999-2000), and ambassador to Kazakhstan (2000-08) and Saudi Arabia and Egypt (2008-12).
Abalkhail, Muhammad Ali (b. 1935, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia), finance and national economy minister of Saudi Arabia (1975-95).
Abalkin, Leonid (Ivanovich) (b. May 5, 1930, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R. - d. May 2, 2011, Moscow), Soviet politician. He was a deputy premier and chairman of the State Commission for Economic Reform (1989-91).
Abalos, Benjamin, Jr., in full Benjamin de Castro Abalos, byname Benhur Abalos (b. July 19, 1962), interior secretary of the Philippines (2022- ). He was also mayor of Mandaluyong (1998-2004, 2007-16).
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Abang Muhammad Salahuddin (Abang Barieng), Tun (Pehin Sri) Datuk Patinggi (b. Aug. 27, 1921, Kampung Nangka, Sibu, Sarawak [now in Malaysia] - d. Jan. 28, 2022, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia), head of state of Sarawak (1977-81, 2000-14). He was awarded the titles Tun in 1978 and Pehin Sri in 2017.
Abang Openg bin Abang Sapie, Tun (Datuk) (b. Oct. 7, 1905, Kuching, Sarawak [now in Malaysia] - d. March 28, 1969), head of state of Sarawak (1963-69). He was awarded the title Tun in 1964.
Abani, Aboubacar Ibrahim (b. March 16, 1962, Zinder, Niger), Nigerien diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-11).
Abarry, Abdou, Nigerien diplomat. He has been ambassador to Belgium (2003-12), permanent representative to the United Nations (2019- ), and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (2022- ).
Abarzuza y Ferrer, Buenaventura (b. 1841, Havana, Cuba - d. April 13, 1910, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1902-03). He was also ambassador to France (1873-74) and overseas minister (1894-95).
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Abat, Fortunato (U.) (b. June 10, 1925, La Union, Philippines - d. March 7, 2018, Quezon City, Philippines), defense secretary of the Philippines (1997-98). He was also commanding general of the army (1976-81) and ambassador to China (1982-86).
Abaunza, Benjam�n, interior minister of Nicaragua (1929-31).
Abaunza, Fernando, interior, justice, and police minister of Nicaragua (1898-1903).
Abaydildin, Talgatbek (Zhamshitovich) (b. Sept. 16, 1948, Akmolinsk [now Akmola] oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Vostochno-Kazakhstan oblast (2003-04).
Abayev, Aleksandr (Nafanailovich) (b. 1892, Vladikavkaz, Russia - d. [executed] Dec. 29, 1937, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), executive secretary of the Communist Party committee of South Ossetia (1925-28).
Abayev, Solomon (Nikolayevich) (b. 1904, Sba, Terek oblast, Russia - d. ...), acting chairman of the Executive Committee of the North Ossetian A.S.S.R. (1937-38).
Abayev, Vladimir (Davidovich) (b. Oct. 15, 1886, Sba, Tiflis province, Russia [now in Georgia] - d. 1964), chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of South Ossetia (1920).
Abaza, Aleksandr (Aggeyevich) (b. Aug. 5 [July 24, O.S.], 1821, Borovno estate, Tver province [now Borovno village, Novgorod oblast], Russia - d. Jan. 24, 1895, Nice, France), finance minister of Russia (1880-81). He was also state comptroller (1871-74).
Abaza, Nikolay (Savvich) (b. Aug. 19 [Aug. 7, O.S.], 1837, Moscow, Russia - d. Oct. 4 [Sept. 21, O.S.], 1901, Moscow), governor of Kherson (1871-74) and Ryazan (1874-80); cousin of Aleksandr Abaza.
Abazovic, Dritan (b. Dec. 25, 1985, Ulcinj, Montenegro), prime minister of Montenegro (2022- ). He was also deputy prime minister (2020-22).
Abbadie, Jean-Jacques Blaise d' (b. 1726 - d. Feb. 4, 1765, New Orleans, Louisiana), governor of Louisiana (1763-65).
Abbas, Chaudhry Ghulam (b. Feb. 4, 1904, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India - d. Dec. 18, 1967, Rawalpindi, Pakistan), supreme head of Azad Kashmir (1951).
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Abbas, Maldoum Bada (b. 1952 - d. 2006?), interior minister (1991) and justice minister (1995-96) of Chad.
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Abbasi, Mohammad Abbas (Ali Khan) (b. March 22, 1924, Bahawalpur, Punjab, India [now in Pakistan] - d. April 14, 1988), governor of Punjab (Pakistan) (1975-77); son of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, emir of Bahawalpur.
Abbasi, Sadiq ul Rashid Mohammad (Ibrahim Khan) (b. Oct. 4, 1928 - d. March 21, 2002, Rawalpindi, Pakistan), governor of Sindh (1978-84); son of Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, emir of Bahawalpur; brother of Mohammad Abbas Abbasi.
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Abbatucci, Jacques Pierre Charles (b. Dec. 22, 1792, Zicavo, Corse [now in Corse-du-Sud], France - d. Dec. 11, 1857, Paris, France), justice minister of France (1852-57).
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Abbett, Leon (b. Oct. 8, 1836, Philadelphia, Pa. - d. Dec. 4, 1894, Jersey City, N.J.), governor of New Jersey (1884-87, 1890-93).
Abbot, Charles G(reeley) (b. May 31, 1872, Wilton, N.H. - d. Dec. 17, 1973, Washington, D.C.), secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1928-44).
Abbott, Caleb F. (b. 1811, Fryeburg, Mass. - d. April 24, 1855), mayor of Toledo (1850).
Abbott, Douglas (Charles) (b. May 29, 1899, Lennoxville, Que. - d. March 15, 1987, Ottawa, Ont.), defence minister (1945-46) and finance minister (1946-54) of Canada. He was also minister of national defence for naval services (1945-46).
Abbott, Fernando (Fernandes) (b. Aug. 12, 1857, S�o Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - d. Aug. 13, 1924, S�o Gabriel), president of Rio Grande do Sul (1891, 1892-93). He was also Brazilian minister to Argentina (1894-97).
Abbott, Greg(ory Wayne) (b. Nov. 13, 1957, Wichita Falls, Texas), governor of Texas (2015- ).
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Abbott, John T(rue) (b. 1850, Keene, N.H. - d. March 8, 1914, Keene), U.S. diplomat; nephew of Person C. Cheney. He was minister to Colombia (1889-93).
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`Abd al-Ahad Khan (b. March 16, 1859 - d. June 1, 1911), emir of Bukhara (1885-1911).
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Abdallah, Abdel Rahman (b. 1933, Abu Hamad, Sudan), Sudanese politician. He was minister of public service and administrative reform (1971-77), industry and mining (1977), and transport (1977-78) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1980-84).
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Abdallah (Abderemane), Ahmed (b. June 12, 1919, Domoni, Anjouan, Comoros - d. [assassinated] Nov. 27, 1989, Moroni), president of the Government Council (1972-75) and president (1975, 1978-89) of the Comoros. He was also president of the General Council (1949-53) and president of the Chamber of Deputies (1970).
Abdallah, Ahmedou Ould, Arabic Ahmad walad `Abd Allah (b. Nov. 21, 1940), foreign minister of Mauritania (1979-80). He was also minister of commerce and transport (1971-72), ambassador to the United States (1973-76) and Belgium (1976-79), and UN special representative for Burundi (1993-95), West Africa (2002-07), and Somalia (2007-10).
Abdallah, Asmaa (Mohamed) (b. 1946, Khartoum, Sudan), foreign minister of The Sudan (2019-20).
Abdallah, Mouzaoir (b. 1941, Moroni, Comoros - d. April 29/30, 2020, Samba-Kouni, Comoros), foreign minister of the Comoros (1976-78, 1995-96). He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1974-75), education minister (1996-98), and president of the Constitutional Court (2004-07).
Abdallah Pene Mbaka, Jefferson (b. Dec. 19, 1971, Mambasa, Zaire [now Congo (Kinshasa)]), special commissioner (2015-16) and governor (2016-18) of Ituri.
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Abdel Aziz, Mohamed Ould, Arabic Muhammad walad `Abd al-`Aziz (b. Dec. 20, 1956, Akjoujt, Mauritania), chairman of the High Council of State (2008-09) and president (2009-19) of Mauritania; cousin of Ely Ould Mohamed Vall. In 2014-15 he was chairman of the African Union.
Abdel Fattah Yahya Pasha (b. 1876 - d. Sept. 27, 1951), foreign minister (1930-33, 1933-34, 1937-39) and prime minister (1933-34) of Egypt. He was also justice minister (1921, 1930).
Abdel Hadi Pasha, Ibrahim (b. 1896 - d. Feb. 18, 1981, Cairo, Egypt), foreign minister (1946) and prime minister and interior minister (1948-49) of Egypt. He was also minister of parliamentary affairs (1939-40) and commerce and industry (1940) and chief of the royal cabinet (1947-48).
Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha (b. 1873, Cairo, Egypt - d. Sept. 22, 1928, Paris, France), prime minister (1922, 1927-28) and foreign minister (1922, 1926-27) of Egypt.
Abdel Rahman, Ali (b. 1904 - d. ...), interior minister of The Sudan (1956-58). He was also minister of justice (1954-55), education (1955-56), and agriculture (1958).
Abdelaziz, Maged Abdelfattah (b. 1954), Egyptian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-12).
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Abdelghani, Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Arabic Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Abd al-Ghani (b. March 18, 1927, Ghazouet, Algeria - d. Sept. 22, 1996, Algiers, Algeria), interior minister (1974-80) and prime minister (1979-84) of Algeria.
Abdelkader, Safi, finance minister of Chad (1992-93). He was also minister of livestock (1992) and public works and transport (1992).
Abdelkefi, (Mohamed) Fadhel, acting finance minister of Tunisia (2017). He was minister of development, investment, and international cooperation (2016-17).
Abdelkerim, Mahamat (b. 1933, Goz-Beida, Chad), Chadian politician. He was secretary of state for defense (1960-62), minister of state for coordination (1962), president of the National Assembly (1962-63), ambassador to Libya (1966-68) and The Sudan (1976-80), minister of stockbreeding, animal product marketing, waters, forests, hunting, and fishing (1971-73), and charg� d'affaires in the United States (1974).
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Abdellah, Slaheddine (b. March 25, 1932, Kairouan, Tunisia), Tunisian diplomat. He was charg� d'affaires in Libya (1958), ambassador to Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (1968-70), Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria (1970-73), Egypt (1975-78, 1993), Morocco (1978-84), and the Soviet Union/Russia (1990-92) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1993-97).
Abdellahi, Mohamed Moktar Ould Cheikh, dit Marouf, foreign minister of Mauritania (1970-71). He was also minister of commerce, industry, and mines (1959-61) and planning (1961-63) and ambassador to Spain (1969-70, 1971-...).
Abderaman, Mahamoud (b. 1948, Iriba, Chad - d. [in skirmish] 1980, Ab�ch�, Chad), justice minister of Chad (1976-79). He was also minister of information, tourism, parks, and reserves (1975-76).
Abderremane, original name Ramanetaka (d. 1842), sultan of Moh�li (1830-42).
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Abdessalem, Rafik, Arabic Rafiq `Abd al-Salam (b. 1968?), foreign minister of Tunisia (2011-13).
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Abdi, Muse Bihi, Somali Muuse Biixi Cabdi (b. 1948, Hargeysa, British Somaliland [now Republic of Somaliland]), interior minister (1993-97) and president (2017- ) of Somaliland.
Abdibekov, Nurmukhambet (Kanapievich) (b. Dec. 21, 1961, Arkalyk, Kustanay oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Karaganda oblast (2014-17). He was also mayor of Aktobe (2011-12).
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Abdikadirov, Tuleubek (Abdikadirovich) (b. Feb. 8, 1940, Kanaka, Tadzhik S.S.R. - d. Oct. 8, 2009), finance minister of Kazakhstan (1990-92).
Abdillahi, Mohamed Barkat (b. Dec. 14, 1947, Djibouti, French Somaliland [now Djibouti]), Djiboutian politician. He was minister of civil service and administrative reform (1997), youth, sports, and culture (1997-98), commerce and industry (1998-2001), employment and national solidarity (2001-05), and justice (2005-11).
Abdishev, Baurzhan (Tuyteyevich) (b. June 3, 1968, Atasu, Karaganda oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Karaganda oblast (2013-14). He was also mayor of Karaganda (2010-12).
Abdiyeva, Bakhargul (Kurbanmuradovna), Turkmen Baharg�l (Gurbanmyradowna) Abdy�ewa (b. 1974, Etrek, Krasnovodsk oblast, Turkmen S.S.R. [now Balkan velayat, Turkmenistan]), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2018-20).
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Abdoh, Djalal (b. Oct. 1, 1910, Tehran, Iran - d. 1992), foreign minister of Iran (1959) and UN administrator of West New Guinea (1962-63). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1955-59) and ambassador to India (1965-68) and Italy (1968-72).
Abdol Hossein Mirza, Prince, styled Nuzrat ud-Daula (1885-92) and Farman Farma (from 1892) (b. 1858 - d. Nov. 22, 1939, Tehran), interior minister (1909, 1910, 1915), war minister (1910-11), and prime minister (1915, 1915-16) of Iran; great-grandson of Fath Ali Qajar.
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Abdou, Ahmed (b. 1936, Mutsamudu, Anjouan, Comoros), finance minister (1972, 1973-75) and prime minister (1996-97) of the Comoros.
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Abdou Madi, Mohamed, byname Mjamaoue (b. 1956, Mjamaoue, Anjouan, Comoros), prime minister of the Comoros (1994). He was also justice minister (1998) and charg� d'affaires in Madagascar (2000-06).
Abdoulaye, Souley (b. 1965), prime minister of Niger (1994-95). He was also minister of commerce, transport, and tourism (1993-94), transport (1996-97), and interior (1997-99).
Abdoulwahab, Mohamed, also spelled Abdouloihabi (b. Dec. 31, 1959, Mdjoiezi-Hambou, Grande Comore, Comoros), president (2007-09) and governor (2009-11) of Grande Comore. He previously served as interior minister (1994-95), foreign minister (1995), and justice minister (1996) of the Comoros.
Abdoun, Amin Magzoub (b. Aug. 22, 1930, Berber, Sudan), Sudanese diplomat. He was ambassador to India (1968-70), the Central African Republic (1970-72), the United Arab Emirates (1972-73), and Czechoslovakia (1973-74) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1986-90).
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Abdrakhmanov, Shakhym, Turkmen Sahym Abdrahmanow (b. 1963, Yagtyyol, Mary oblast, Turkmen S.S.R.), a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2021- ). He was also chairman of the Turkmengeologiya State Corporation (2017-20) and rector of the International University of Oil and Gas (2020-21).
Abdrakhmanov, Yusup (b. Dec. 28, 1901, Chirkey, Semirechye oblast, Russia [now in Kyrgyzstan] - d. [executed] Nov. 5, 1938, near Tash-Debe, Kirgiz S.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Kirgiz A.S.S.R. (1927-33).
Abdrazyakov, Abdulkhak (Asvyanovich) (b. Sept. 4 [Aug. 22, O.S.], 1915, Staraya Kulatka, Simbirsk province [now in Ulyanovsk oblast], Russia - d. Jan. 10, 1984), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1959-66).
Abdukarimov, Isatay (Abdukarimovich) (b. May 15, 1923, Ozgent, Russian S.F.S.R. [now in Kyzylorda oblast, Kazakhstan] - d. April 7, 2001), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh S.S.R. (1978-79). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Kzyl-Orda oblast (1972-78).
Abdul, Eug�ne Robert (b. 1949, Cura�ao, Netherlands Antilles), administrator of Sint Eustatius (1997-2003).
Abdul Ajib bin Ahmad, Datuk (b. Sept. 13, 1947, Segamat, Johor, Malaya [now in Malaysia] - d. Feb. 3, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), chief minister of Johor (1982-86).
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Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid, Ungku (b. Aug. 17, 1887 - d. April 29, 1951), chief minister of Johor (1935-47).
Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid, Tun (b. March 10, 1908, Kajang, Selangor, Federated Malay States [now in Malaysia] - d. May 11, 1975, Malacca, Malaysia), chief minister of Negeri Sembilan (1952) and Selangor (1955-57) and governor of Malacca (1971-75). He was awarded the titles Dato' in 1958 (becoming Tan Sri in 1966) and Tun in 1972.
Abdul Aziz ibn Majid (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud), Saudi prince; son of Majid. He was governor of Madinah (2005-13).
Abdul Aziz ibn Saad (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud), Saudi prince; son of Saad. He is governor of Hail (2017- ).
Abdul Aziz ibn Salman (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1960), Saudi prince; son of Salman. He is energy minister (2019- ).
Abdul Aziz ibn Saud (b. 1987?), Saudi prince; son of Saud ibn Nayef. He is interior minister (2017- ).
Abdul Aziz (bin) Nik Mat, (Tuan Guru) Dato' (Haji) Nik (b. Jan. 10, 1931, Pulau Melaka, Kelantan [now in Malaysia] - d. Feb. 12, 2015, Kota Bharu, Kelantan), chief minister of Kelantan (1990-2013). He received the title Dato' on March 28, 1995.
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Abdul Ghafar (bin Haji) Ismail, Dato (Paduka Haji) (b. Oct. 1, 1952, Kampong Danau, Tutong, Brunei), Bruneian diplomat. He was high commissioner to India and Sri Lanka and ambassador to Nepal (2001-07), high commissioner to Singapore, South Africa, and the Maldives (2007-13), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2013-19).
Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad (Abdullah) (b. Jan. 15, 1949, Manama, Bahrain), Bahraini diplomat/politician. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (1990-94), ambassador to the United States (1994-2001), Belgium (2008-09), and France and the Vatican (2015-21, 2022- ), and minister of information (2005-07).
Abdul Ghani, Abdul Aziz, Arabic `Abd al-`Aziz ibn `Abd al-Ghani (b. July 4, 1939, Haifan, Taiz governorate, Yemen - d. Aug. 22, 2011, Saudi Arabia), prime minister (1975-80, 1983-90) and vice president (1980-83) of Yemen (Sana) and prime minister of Yemen (1994-97). He was also minister of health (1967-68) and economy (1968-69, 1970-71) and governor of the central bank (1971-75) of Yemen (Sana). He was serving as speaker of the upper house (Shura Council) when he was injured in the June 3, 2011, attack on the presidential palace; like Pres. Ali Abdullah Saleh, he sought medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. He later died of his injuries.
Abdul Ghani (bin) Othman, Tan Sri (b. Nov. 14, 1946, Sungai Mati, Johor, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), chief minister of Johor (1995-2013). He was also Malaysian minister of youth and sports (1993-95). He received the title Tan Sri in 2014.
Abdul Hadi, Awni, until 1952 Awni Bey Abdul Hadi (b. 1889, Nablus, Ottoman Empire [now in Palestine] - d. 1970), foreign minister of Jordan (1956). He was also minister of state (1956).
Abdul Hadi (bin Haji) Awang, Dato' Seri (Tuan Guru Haji) (b. Oct. 20, 1947, Kampung Rusila, Terengganu, Malaya [now in Malaysia]), chief minister of Terengganu (1999-2004). He received the title Dato' Seri on July 19, 2001.
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Abdul Hamid, Agha (b. Aug. 2, 1912, Sialkot, Punjab, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Sept. 21, 1994), acting UN commissioner for Namibia (1970-74). In Pakistan, he was chief minister of Kalat state (1951-54) and administrator of Karachi federal territory (1959-61).
Abdul Hamid, Subhi (b. Jan. 31, 1924 - d. Jan. 14?, 2010), foreign minister (1963-64) and interior minister (1964-65) of Iraq.
Abdul Hamid (bin) Pawanteh, Tan Sri (b. July 27, 1944, Penang, Straits Settlements [now in Malaysia] - d. Dec. 1, 2022, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia), chief minister of Perlis (1986-95). He was also president of the Senate of Malaysia (2003-09). He was given the title Tan Sri in 1994.
Abdul Hamid Yusof, Datuk (b. Oct. 17, 1876 - d. Dec. 28, 1934), chief minister of Johor (1931-34).
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Abdul Ilah (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1938?, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Saudi prince; son of Abdul Aziz. He was governor of al-Qassim (1980-92) and al-Jawf (1998-2002).
Abdul Jalil Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Sulaiman Shah (b. March 11, 1738 - d. Jan. 29, 1761, Linggi), sultan of Johor (1760-61).
Abdul Jamil bin Abdul Rais, Tan Sri (b. Jan. 14, 1912, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federated Malay States [now in Malaysia] - d. July 12, 1994), chief minister of Selangor (1957-59). He was also Malaysian high commissioner to the United Kingdom and ambassador to Ireland (1967-71). He was awarded the title Dato' in 1962, which became Tan Sri in 1966.
Abdul Kadir bin Mohamed, Datuk Syed (b. May 5, 1900, Jalan Arab, Bandar Maharani [Muar], Johor [now in Malaysia] - d. June 3, 1960), chief minister of Johor (1952-55).
Abdul Kalam, A.P.J.: see Kalam, A.P.J. Abdul.
Abdul Karim, Ibrahim (b. 1940), finance minister of Bahrain (1976-99).
Abdul Karim, Tarmizi (b. Oct. 24, 1956, Lhoksukon, Aceh, Indonesia), acting governor of Kalimantan Timur (2008), Aceh (2012), and Kalimantan Selatan (2015-16).
Abdul Khaliq, Mustafa (b. 1945), Yemen (Aden) politician. He was minister of justice and waqfs (1971-73) and ambassador to the Soviet Union (1973-74).
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Abdul Majid (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1941? - d. May 5, 2007, United States), Saudi prince; son of Abdul Aziz. He was governor of Tabuk (1980-86), Madinah (1986-99), and Makkah (2000-07).
Abdul Malik (Said), Maeen (b. 1976, Taiz, Yemen [Sana]), prime minister of Yemen (2018- ; Aden government). He was also minister of public works and roads (2017-18).
Abdul Manap (b. 1908, Muara Talang, Netherlands East Indies [now in Jambi, Indonesia] - d. March 28, 1988, Jakarta, Indonesia), governor of Jambi (1966-68).
Abdul Mejid Hussein (b. Feb. 9, 1944, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia - d. March 29, 2004, Dire Dawa), Ethiopian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2000-04).
Abdul Muhsin (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1925 - d. May 10, 1985), Saudi prince; son of Abdul Aziz. He was interior minister (1960-61) and governor of Madinah (1965-85).
Abdul Mumin (bin Pengiran Haji Ismail), Pengiran Dipa Negara Laila Diraja Pengiran Haji (d. May 17, 2008), chief minister of Brunei (1972-81). He was also high commissioner to Malaysia (1989-93) and India (1990-93) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1993-95).
Abdul Rahim bin Abu Bakar, Datuk (b. Feb. 7, 1943, Beserah, near Kuantan, Pahang, Federated Malay States [now in Malaysia] - d. Sept. 24, 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), chief minister of Pahang (1978-81).
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Abdul Rahman (bin) Yakub, Tun (Haji) (b. Jan. 3, 1928, Kampung Jepak village, near Bintulu, Sarawak [now in Malaysia] - d. Jan. 9, 2015, Kuching, Sarawak), chief minister (1970-81) and head of state (1981-85) of Sarawak. He received the titles Datuk Seri Panglima (1970), Dato' (1971), Dato' Seri (1980), and Tun (1982).
Abdul Rashid bin Abdul Rahman, Datuk (b. 1938? - d. June 19, 2018, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia), chief minister of Pahang (1981-82).
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Abdulah, Frank (Owen) (b. Nov. 8, 1928, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago), Trinidad and Tobago diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1975-82) and high commissioner to the United Kingdom (1983-85).
Abdulatipov, Ramazan (Gadzhimuradovich) (b. Aug. 4, 1946, Dagestan A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), president/head of the republic of Dagestan (2013-17). He was also a Russian deputy prime minister (1997-98), minister of ethnic policy (1998-99), and ambassador to Tajikistan (2005-09).
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Abdulaziz, Mohamed (Imhamid) (b. 1952?), foreign minister of Libya (2012-14).
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Abdulkarim, Yahaya (b. Aug. 21, 1944), governor of Sokoto (1992-93).
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Abdulla, Rahmatalla (b. 1922), Sudanese diplomat/politician. He was ambassador to India (1956-60), Nigeria (1960-61), France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Spain (1962-64, 1968-70), and Zaire (1970-71), minister of national education (1964-65), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1972-74).
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Abdullah, Ahmed Suleiman (Somali Axmed Suleymaan Cabdalla), byname Dafle, interior minister of Somalia (1984-87, 1989-90); son-in-law of Muhammad Siad Barre. He was also chief of the National Security Service (1980-81), minister of planning (1982-84) and security and social affairs (1987-89), and a deputy prime minister (1987-89).
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Abdullah, Ismeth (b. Sept. 29, 1946, Cirebon, Jawa Barat, Indonesia), acting governor (2004-05) and governor (2005-10) of Kepulauan Riau.
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Abdullah, (Sayyid) Waheed (d. [executed] May 1978), foreign minister of Afghanistan (1977-78).
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Abdullah Al Faysal, Arabic in full `Abd Allah ibn Faysal ibn `Abd al-`Aziz Al Sa`ud (b. 1922 - d. May 8, 2007), interior minister of Saudi Arabia (1951-59); son of Faysal; grandson of Abdul Aziz. He was also minister of health (1951-54).
Abdullah ibn Faysal (ibn Turki Al Saud) (b. 1951, Ta�if, Saudi Arabia - d. Feb. 18, 2019), Saudi prince. He was ambassador to the United States (2016-17).
Abdullah ibn Khalid ibn Sultan (ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud) (b. 1988), Saudi prince; great-grandson of Abdul Aziz. He has been ambassador to Austria (2019- ).
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Abdullah ibn Qasim Al Thani, Sheikh, Arabic Shaykh `Abd Allah ibn Qasim Al Thani (b. c. 1876, Doha, Qatar - d. April 27, 1957, Doha), emir of Qatar (1913-49); son of Sheikh Qasim ibn Muhammad Al Thani.
Abdullah ibn Yahya, Arabic in full `Abd Allah ibn al-Mutawakkil `ala� Allah Yahya Sayf al-Islam (b. 1912 - d. April 13, 1955, Hajjah, northwest Yemen), foreign minister of Yemen (1948-55). On March 31, 1955, he started a rebellion against his brother Ahmad ash-Shams and proclaimed himself imam; he was defeated and captured on April 5 and beheaded for his act of treason on April 13.
Abdullah Jaafar (b. 1875 - d. April 28, 1934), chief minister of Johor (1923-28).
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Abdullahi, Ahmed (b. Aug. 22, 1945, Freetown, Sierra Leone), governor of Kwara (1986-87).
Abdullahi, Hamza (b. March 2, 1945, Hadejia [now in Kano state], Nigeria - d. Jan. 3, 2019, Germany), governor of Kano (1984-85) and minister of the Federal Capital Territory (1986-89). He was also Nigerian minister of works and housing (1985-86).
Abdullahi, Hussaini (b. March 2, 1939 - d. July 9, 2019, Abuja, Nigeria), governor of Bendel (1976-78).
Abdullajanov, Abdumalik (Abdullayevich), also spelled Abdumalik Abdullojonov (b. Jan. 1, 1949, Leninabad, Tadzhik S.S.R. [now Khujand, Tajikistan]), prime minister of Tajikistan (1992-93). He was also minister of grain production (1987-92), first deputy prime minister and ambassador to Russia (1993-94), and a presidential candidate (1994). In 1997 he was accused in an assassination attempt against Pres. Emomali Rakhmonov; he emigrated to the United States in 1998.
Abdullayev, Ilyas (Kerim ogly) (b. March 23 [March 10, O.S.], 1913, Akstafa, Yelizavetpol province, Russia [now in Azerbaijan] - d. April 30, 1985, Baku, Azerbaijan S.S.R.), chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1958-59). He was also a deputy premier (1948-50, 1953-54), agriculture minister (1950-54), and first deputy premier (1954-58).
Abdullayev, Kalyk (Abdullayevich) (b. June 28, 1942, Kaskasu, Yuzhno-Kazakhstan oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. [now Turkestan oblast, Kazakhstan]), head of Yuzhno-Kazakhstan oblast (1997-99). He was also deputy premier (1986-90, 1991-92), first deputy premier (1990-91), and chairman of the State Planning Committee (1986-91) of the Kazakh S.S.R./Kazakhstan.
Abdullayev, Muzamil (Imranovich), Azeri M�zamil (Imran oglu) Abdullayev (b. 1941 - d. June 17, 2022), Azerbaijani politician. He was first deputy premier and chairman of the State Committee for the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1988-91) and minister of agriculture and food (1991-93, 1993-94). In 1996 he was sentenced to death in relation to an alleged coup plot in 1994; his sentence was later commuted to 15 years' imprisonment, and he was pardoned in 1999.
Abdullayev, Nadzhmidin (Pashayevich) (b. Nov. 17, 1917, Kanibadam, Fergana oblast, Russia - d. April 24, 1982, Dushanbe, Tadzhik S.S.R.), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous oblast (1956-61). He was also first secretary of the party committee of Leninabad oblast (1961-62).
Abdullayev, Seyfullo (b. 1899 - d. [executed] 1938), chairman of the Revolutionary Committee (1924-25) and Executive Committee (1925-26) of Pamir okrug/Gorny Badakhshan. He was also people's commissar of agriculture (1931-32, 1934-36) and workers' and peasants' inspection (1932-34) of the Tadzhik S.S.R.
Abdulle, Muse Hassan (b. 1940?), Somali politician. He was interim speaker of parliament and acting president (2012) and ambassador to Italy (2013-16).
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Abdulvasiyev, Muminsho (Abdulvasiyevich) (b. July 21, 1933, Shidz, Gorny Badakhshan, Tadzhik S.S.R. - d. [accident] Nov. 21, 1992), chairman of the Executive Committee of Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous oblast (1978-88).
Abdurakhmanov, Abdudzhabar (Abdurakhmanovich) (b. 1907, Tashkent, Russia [now in Uzbekistan] - d. Oct. 3, 1975, Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars/Ministers of the Uzbek S.S.R. (1938-50). He was also chairman of the State Planning Committee (1954-56).
Abdurazzakov, Bakhodir (Abbasovich) (b. 1927), foreign minister of the Uzbek S.S.R. (1980-85). He was also Soviet ambassador to Somalia (1985-89).
Abdurazzakov, Ubaydulla (Abbasovich) (b. 1932, Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.), foreign minister of Uzbekistan (1992-93). He was also chairman of the Executive Committee of Namangan oblast (1974-78), chairman of the State Committee for the Press (1990-92), and ambassador to Turkey (1993-94).
Abdus Sattar, Pirzada (b. July 4, 1907, Sukkur, India [now in Pakistan] - d. Aug. 24, 1974), chief minister of Sindh (1953-54).
Abdygaliyev, Berik (Bakytovich), Kazakh Berik Abdygaliuly (b. Sept. 18, 1971, Terisakkan village, Karaganda oblast, Kazakh S.S.R. [now in Ulytau oblast, Kazakhstan]), head of Ulytau oblast (2022- ).
Abdykalikova, Gulshara (Naushayevna) (b. May 15, 1965, Solo-Tyube, Kzyl-Orda oblast, Kazakh S.S.R.), head of Kyzylorda oblast (2020-22). She was also Kazakh minister of labour and social protection (2009-12), a deputy prime minister (2013-14, 2019), and secretary of state (2014-19).
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Abe, (Christopher) Columbus (d. July 1997), finance minister of Solomon Islands (1989-93, 1994-96).
Abe, Isao (b. Nov. 22, 1914, Tokyo, Japan), Japanese diplomat. He was ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg (1971-76) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1976-79).
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Abe, Shuichi (b. Dec. 21, 1960), governor of Nagano (2002 [acting], 2010- ).
Abecia Baldivieso, Valent�n (b. Oct. 9, 1925, Potos�, Bolivia - d. July 28, 2010, La Paz, Bolivia), foreign minister of Bolivia (1989). He was also ambassador to Spain (1986-89) and the Vatican (2003-05).
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Abeille, Jean-Pierre (b. Aug. 8, 1907, Alen�on, Orne, France - d. June 16, 1981, Arcachon, Gironde, France), prefect of Guadeloupe (1958-60). He was also prefect of the French d�partements of Loz�re (1950-51), Savoie (1952-53), Aude (1953-56), Charente (1956-58), and Aisne (1960-64).
Abel, Charles (b. Sept. 24, 1969), finance and rural development minister of Papua New Guinea (2019). He was also minister of culture and tourism (2007-10), trade, commerce, and industry (2011-12, O'Neill government), national planning (2012-17), and education and police (2019), minister assisting the prime minister on constitutional matters (2011), and deputy prime minister and treasury minister (2017-19).
Abel, I(orwith) W(ilbur) (b. Aug. 11, 1908, Magnolia, Ohio - d. Aug. 10, 1987, Malvern, Ohio), president of the United Steelworkers of America (1965-77).
Abel, Jean-Baptiste (Eug�ne) (b. Jan. 12, 1863, Toulon, France - d. Sept. 30, 1921, Toulon), governor-general of Algeria (1919-21). He was also French minister of labour (1914).
Abel, Karl (August) (from March 12, 1844:) von (b. Sept. 17, 1788, Wetzlar [now in Hessen, Germany] - d. Sept. 3, 1859, Munich, Bavaria), president of the Council of Ministers of Bavaria (1837-47).
Abel Smith, Sir Henry, originally (until 1931) Henry Smith (b. March 8, 1900, London, England - d. Jan. 24, 1993, Winkfield, Berkshire, England), governor of Queensland (1958-66); knighted 1950.
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Abela, Joseph (Felix) (b. March 11, 1922, Dingli, Malta - d. Sept. 7, 1995), finance minister of Malta (1971-79).
Abela, Robert (b. Dec. 7, 1977, Sliema, Malta), prime minister of Malta (2020- ); son of George Abela.
Abela, Wistin (b. Oct. 19, 1933, Zejtun, Malta - d. Jan. 20, 2014, Zejtun), finance minister of Malta (1983-87). He was also minister of development (1974-76), development, energy, port, and telecommunications (1976-81), and economic development (1981-83) and a deputy prime minister (1981-87).
Abelin, Gustaf Rudolf (b. May 17, 1819, Link�ping, �sterg�tland, Sweden - d. Sept. 19, 1903, Kvillinge socken, �sterg�tland), war minister of Sweden (1867-71).
Abell, Sir Anthony Foster (b. Dec. 11, 1906 - d. Oct. 8, 1994), governor of Sarawak (1950-59); knighted 1952.
Abelyan, Movses (Semenovich) (b. 1963, Yerevan, Armenian S.S.R.), Armenian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1997-2003).
Abendroth, Amandus Augustus (b. Oct. 16, 1767, Hamburg - d. Dec. 17, 1842, Hamburg), joint mayor of Hamburg (1831-42).
Abercorn, James Albert Edward Hamilton, (3rd) Duke of (b. Nov. 30, 1869, London, England - d. Sept. 12, 1953, London), governor of Northern Ireland (1922-45); grandson of James Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn. He succeeded as duke in 1913.
Abercorn, James Hamilton, (1st) Duke of (b. Jan. 21, 1811, Westminster, London, England - d. Oct. 31, 1885, Baronscourt, County Tyrone, Ireland [now in Northern Ireland]), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1866-68, 1874-76). He succeeded as (2nd) Marquess of Abercorn in 1818 and was created duke in 1868.
Abercrombie, Neil (b. June 26, 1938, Buffalo, N.Y.), governor of Hawaii (2010-14).
Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce, (1st) Baron (b. April 16, 1815, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales - d. Feb. 25, 1895, London, England), British home secretary (1868-73). He was also lord president of the council (1873-74). He was created baron in 1873.
Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, (4th) Earl of, (1st) Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen, (4th) Viscount Formartine, (4th) Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, original name George Gordon (b. Jan. 28, 1784, Edinburgh, Scotland - d. Dec. 14, 1860, London, England), British prime minister (1852-55). He was also chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1828), foreign secretary (1828-30, 1841-46), and war and colonial secretary (1834-35). He succeeded as earl in 1801 and was created Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen in 1814; in 1818 he added "Hamilton" to his name.
Aberdeen and Temair, John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, (1st) Marquess of (b. Aug. 3, 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland - d. March 7, 1934, Tarland village, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), lord lieutenant of Ireland (1886, 1905-15) and governor general of Canada (1893-98). He became the 7th Earl of Aberdeen (and 7th Viscount Formartine, 7th Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves and Kellie, 4th Viscount Gordon of Aberdeen, 9th Baronet Gordon) in 1870 and was created 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (and 1st Earl of Haddo) in 1916.
�berg, Carl Johan (b. Oct. 19, 1930, H�lsingborg, Malm�hus [now Helsingborg, Sk�ne], Sweden - d. March 7, 2010), governor of V�stmanland (1989-90).
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Abernathy, David M., mayor of Charlotte (1926-27).
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Abeywardena, Mahinda Yapa (b. Oct. 10, 1945), chief minister of Southern province, Sri Lanka (1994-2001). He was also Sri Lankan minister of cultural affairs and national heritage (2005-10) and agriculture (2010-15).
Abeywardena, Vajira (b. Sept. 2, 1963), home affairs minister of Sri Lanka (2015-18, 2018-19). He was also minister of public administration, management, and reforms (2001-04) and provincial councils and local government (2018-19).
Abhisit Vejjajiva (b. Aug. 3, 1964, Newcastle, England), prime minister of Thailand (2008-11). He was also a minister to the prime minister's office (1997-2001) and leader of the Democrat Party (2005-19).
Abi-Ackel, Ibrahim (b. March 2, 1927, Manhumirim, Minas Gerais, Brazil), justice minister of Brazil (1980-85).
Abiahy, Silvino Elvidio Carneiro da Cunha, bar�o de (b. Aug. 31, 1831, Alhandra, Para�ba, Brazil - d. April 8, 1892, aboard the Olinda, near Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil), president of Rio Grande do Norte (1870-71), Alagoas (1871-72), Maranh�o (1873), and Para�ba (1873-76 and [acting] 1889). He was made baron in 1888.
Abibi, Daniel (b. March 13, 1942, Allad, French Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), Congo (Brazzaville) politician. He was minister of information, posts, and telecommunications (1983-84) and secondary and higher education (1984-86) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1993-98).
Abibu Sakapela (bin Mungamba), Maurice (b. April 4, 1966, Stanleyville, Congo [L�opoldville] [now Kisangani, Congo (Kinshasa)]), acting governor of Tshopo (2017, 2021-22).
Abil, Iolu (Johnson), also spelled Abbil, with traditional name (until 2012) Iolu Abil Kaniapnin (b. 1942, Lauaneai village, Tanna island, New Hebrides [now Vanuatu]), president of Vanuatu (2009-14). He was home affairs minister in 1988-91.
Abilsiitov, Galym (Abilsiitovich) (b. 1940), Kazakh politician. He was minister of science and new technologies (1992-94) and a deputy prime minister (1993-94).
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Abis, Lucio (Gustavo) (b. Feb. 24, 1926, Oristano, Sardegna, Italy - d. Dec. 20, 2014, Oristano), president of Sardegna (1970). He was also Italian minister of European affairs (1981-82) and relations with parliament (1982-83).
Abisala, Aleksandras (Algirdas) (b. Dec. 28, 1955), prime minister of Lithuania (1992).
Abishev, Syzdyk (Zhumatayevich) (b. Dec. 9, 1936, Karaganda, Kazakh S.S.R. - d. Aug. 20, 1998), Kazakh politician. He was chairman of the state committee (1990) and minister (1990-94) of foreign economic relations (1990-94) and a deputy prime minister (1993-94).
Abisinito, Kiatro (Ottao) (b. May 25, 1954), Papua New Guinean diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations and ambassador to the United States (1986-87).
Abitov, Boris (Magometovich) (b. Aug. 25, 1956), acting interior minister of Abkhazia (2016).
Abiut, Roger (Tom) (b. 1972?), acting president of Vanuatu (2004, 2004). He was speaker of parliament in 2003-04.
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Abiye Abebe (b. 1918 - d. [executed] Nov. 23, 1974, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), minister of war (1943-47 [acting], 1949-55), interior (1961-64), and defense (1974) of Ethiopia. He was also governor-general of Wollega (1942-43), ambassador to France (1955-58), justice minister (1958-61), emperor's representative in Eritrea (1959-62), and president of the Senate (1964-74).
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Abrahamsen, Lars Kristian (b. Oct. 18, 1855, Hedrum [now part of Larvik], Norway - d. July 21, 1921), justice minister of Norway (1913-16). He was also minister of trade, shipping, and industry (1908-10) and social affairs (1916-19).
Abrahamyan, Hovik (Argami) (b. Jan. 24, 1958, Mkhchyan village, Ararat province, Armenian S.S.R.), prime minister of Armenia (2014-16). He was also governor of Ararat region (1998-2000), minister of territorial administration (2000-08), a deputy prime minister (2007-08), head of the presidential administration (2008), and chairman of the National Assembly (2008-11, 2012-14).
Abramchenko, Viktoriya (Valeriyevna) (b. May 22, 1975, Chernogorsk, Khakass autonomous oblast, Krasnoyarsk kray, Russian S.F.S.R. [now in Khakassia, Russia]), a deputy prime minister of Russia (2020- ). She was also head of the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre, and Cartography (2016-20).
Abramchyk, Mikalay (Syamyonavich) (b. Aug. 16, 1903 - d. May 29, 1970), chairman of the Rada (1943-70) and of the Council of Ministers (1943-48) of the Belorussian People's Republic in exile.
Abramov, Aleksandr (Konstantinovich) (b. Sept. 9 [Aug. 28, O.S.], 1836 - d. Nov. 6 [Oct. 25, O.S.], 1886, Simferopol, Crimea, Russia), governor of Fergana oblast (1877-83).
Abramov, Kiyam (Alimbekovich) (b. June 7 [May 26, O.S.], 1897, Starye Tinchali, Simbirsk province [now in Tatarstan republic], Russia - d. [executed] May 9, 1938, Kazan, Tatar A.S.S.R., Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Tatar A.S.S.R. (1930-37).
Abramov, Sedrak (Karapetovich) (b. 1900, Vartashen, Yelizavetpol province, Russia [now Oguz, Azerbaijan] - d. ...), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous oblast (1949-52). He was also people's commissar of fisheries of the Azerbaijan S.S.R. (1939-45).
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Abramov, Yakov (Ivanovich) (b. Oct. 11, 1900, Malyshevo, Vladimir province, Russia - d. March 25, 1969, Novgorod, Russian S.F.S.R. [now Veliky Novgorod, Russia]), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Mari A.S.S.R. (1938-43). He was also chairman of the Executive Committee of Penza oblast (1948-49).
Abramov, Yevgeny (Aleksandrovich) (b. Feb. 2, 1939), acting interior minister of Russia (1995).
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Abrams, Robert (b. July 4, 1938, Bronx, New York City), borough president of Bronx (1970-79).
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Abranches, Frederico Jos� Cardoso de Araujo (b. Jan. 20, 1844, Guaratinguet�, S�o Paulo, Brazil - d. Sept. 17, 1903, S�o Paulo, Brazil), president of Paran� (1873-75) and Maranh�o (1875-76).
Abrantes, Braz Benjamin da Silva (b. Feb. 3, 1841, Bonfim [now Silv�nia], Goi�s, Brazil - d. May 27, 1923, Goi�s, Goi�s), president of Goi�s (1892).
Abrantes, Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, (visconde e) marqu�s de (b. Oct. 26, 1796, Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil - d. Sept. 13, 1865, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), finance minister (1827-28, 1828-29, 1837-39, 1841-43) and foreign minister (1829-30, 1862-64) of Brazil. He was also secretary of the interim council of government of Bahia (1822-23). He was made viscount in 1849 and marquess in 1854.
Abrasimov, Pyotr (Andreyevich) (b. May 29 [May 16, O.S.], 1912, Bogushevsk, Vitebsk province, Russia [now Bahuseusk, Vitsebsk voblast, Belarus] - d. Feb. 16, 2009, Moscow, Russia), Soviet official. He was ambassador to Poland (1957-61), East Germany (1962-71, 1975-83), France (1971-73), Madagascar (1972-73), and Japan (1985-86), first secretary of the party committee of Smolensk oblast (1961-62), and chairman of the State Committee for Foreign Tourism (1983-85).
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Abreu, Alcinda (Ant�nio de) (b. Oct. 13, 1953, Nova Sofala, southeastern Mozambique), foreign minister of Mozambique (2005-08). She was also minister of social welfare (1994-97) and environmental coordination (2008-15).
Abreu, Anisio Auto de (b. 1864, Teresina, Piau�, Brazil - d. Dec. 6, 1909, Teresina), governor of Piau� (1908-09).
Abreu, Areolino Antonio de (b. Aug. 8, 1865, Teresina, Piau�, Brazil - d. May 31, 1908, Uni�o, Piau�), acting governor of Piau� (1907-08); brother of Anisio Auto de Abreu.
Abreu, Carlos Augusto Ferraz de (b. Feb. 2, 1834, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Oct. 21, 1872, Rio de Janeiro), acting president of Paran� (1867, 1868) and president of Santa Catarina (1869).
Abreu, Joaquim Jos� de Moraes e (b. 1788?, Araritaguaba [now Porto Feliz], S�o Paulo, Brazil - d. Dec. 11, 1850, S�o Paulo, Brazil), acting president of S�o Paulo (1844).
Abreu, Joaquim Mauricio de (b. May 16, 1852, Sapucaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. May 16, 1913, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Rio de Janeiro (1894-97).
Abreu, Ov�dio Xavier de (b. Sept. 28, 1898, Par� de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil - d. Dec. 13, 1990, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), acting finance minister of Brazil (1948). He was also president of the Bank of Brazil (1949-50).
Abreu (de Lao), Santiago (b. c. 1803 - d. [killed] August 1837), governor of New Mexico (1831-33).
Abreu (Bonilla), Sergio (Enrique) (b. Nov. 12, 1945, Montevideo, Uruguay), foreign minister of Uruguay (1993-95). He was vice presidential running mate of Luis Alberto Lacalle in 1999 and minister of industry, energy, and mines in 2000-02.
Abrial, Jean (Marie Charles) (b. Dec. 17, 1879, R�almont, Tarn, France - d. Dec. 19, 1962, Dourgne, Tarn), governor-general of Algeria (1940-41) and marine minister of France (1942-43).
Abril Martorell, Fernando (b. Aug. 31, 1936, Valencia, Spain - d. Feb. 16, 1998, Madrid), Spanish politician. He served (1976-77) as agriculture minister in the government of Prime Minister Adolfo Su�rez and as Su�rez's deputy prime minister (1977-80). In the 1980s, Abril Martorell moved from politics to business.
Abrill (Galindo), Carlos Isaac (b. Nov. 4, 1863, Lima, Peru - d. 1926), war and navy minister (1914-15, 1919) and prime minister (1915) of Peru.
Absolum, Brian (William Peter) (b. Jan. 29, 1938, Auckland, N.Z. - d. Feb. 8, 2018, Wellington, N.Z.), New Zealand representative in the Cook Islands (1978-80) and administrator of Tokelau (1992-93). He was also high commissioner to Western Samoa (1986-88), Kiribati (1988-89), and South Africa (1994-99) and ambassador to Fiji (1988-91).
Abu al-Ghanam, Fawaz (b. 1932, Madaba, Transjordan [now Jordan] - d. January 2019), Jordanian politician. He was ambassador to Egypt (1973-74), Greece (1977-80), and Morocco (1980-81) and minister of youth affairs (1994-95).
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Abu Ghazala, Muhammad Abdel-Halim, Arabic Muhammad `Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazala (b. February 1930, Al Zohour village, Beheira governorate, Egypt - d. Sept. 6, 2008, Cairo, Egypt), defense minister of Egypt (1981-89). He was one of the Free Officers who staged a coup that overthrew the Egyptian monarchy and fought in every major Egyptian action from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war to the 1973 war against Israel. After serving as Egypt's military attach� in Washington in the late 1970s, he was appointed defense minister in 1981 and promoted to field marshal in 1982. He championed military reform and a strong alliance with Washington, and set to work during his tenure building up a defense manufacturing and industrial base. In March 1986, after Pres. Hosni Mubarak was forced to call in the army to quell an uprising by central security forces, many analysts and diplomats said the crisis had eroded Mubarak's legitimacy while simultaneously boosting Abu Ghazala's standing. But it was not to last. By late 1987, reports began to surface in the Western press of a collaboration between Egypt, Argentina, and Iraq on the development of a long-range missile, the Condor II - a collaboration that distressed Western powers. Allegations began to surface that efforts to illegally acquire U.S. missile technology were linked to Abu Ghazala. In April 1989, Mubarak moved him from defense minister to the ceremonial position of "presidential adviser," a post with almost no executive power. Less than six months later, U.S. officials said Egypt had ended its collaboration with Iraq and Argentina for the development of Condor II. In February 1993, Abu Ghazala resigned his post and bowed out of the public eye.
Abu Hassan (bin) Omar, Tan Sri (b. Sept. 15, 1940, Kampung Bukit Belimbing, near Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaya [now in Malaysia] - d. Sept. 8, 2018, Shah Alam, Selangor), foreign minister of Malaysia (1987-91) and chief minister of Selangor (1997-2000). He was also minister of welfare services (1984-86), federal territories (1986-87), and domestic trade and consumer affairs (1991-97). He received the title Datuk in 1981, Datuk Seri in 1988, and Tan Sri on June 5, 2004.
Abu Jaber, Kamel (Salih), Arabic Kamil Salih Abu Jabir (b. 1932, Amman, Transjordan [now Jordan] - d. May 29, 2020), foreign minister of Jordan (1991-93). He was also economy minister (1973).
Abu Korah, Ahmad (Saleh) (b. 1918, Salt, Ottoman Empire [now in Jordan]), Jordanian politician; son-in-law of Hashim Pasha Kheir. He was minister of health (1965-66) and labour and social affairs (1966-69).
Abu Mazen: see Abbas, Mahmoud.
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Abu Nimah, Hassan (b. Sept. 11, 1935, Battir, Palestine), Jordanian diplomat. He was ambassador to the Benelux countries (1980-90) and Italy, Portugal, and San Marino (1990-95) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1995-2000).
Abu Odeh, Adnan (S.) (b. Nov. 10, 1933, Nablus, Palestine - d. Feb. 2, 2022), Jordanian politician. He was minister of information (1970-73, 1973-74, 1976-79, 1980-84), chief of the royal court (1991-92), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-95).
Abu Saleh, Hussein Suleiman (b. 1930, Omdurman, Sudan - d. Dec. 6, 2021), foreign minister of The Sudan (1988-89, 1993-95). He was also minister of health (1985-88), housing (1990-91), and social development (1991-92).
Abu Taleb, Sufi (Hassan), Arabic Sufi (Hasan) Abu Talib (b. Jan. 27, 1925, Fayoum, Egypt - d. Feb. 21, 2008, Malaysia), speaker of the People's Assembly (1978-83) and acting president (1981) of Egypt.
Abu Zahar Isnin, Datuk Seri, Isnin also spelled Ithnin (b. Sept. 14, 1939 - d. July 12, 2013, Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia), chief minister of Malacca (1997-99).
Abu Zaid, (Mohamed) Hamdi (b. 1919, Egypt), Egyptian diplomat/politician. He was ambassador to Yugoslavia (1962-68), Mexico (1968-73), Syria (1974-75), and the Soviet Union (1976-77) and minister of civil aviation (1975-76).
Abu Zaid, Salah (b. April 21, 1923), foreign minister of Jordan (1972-73). He was also minister of information (1964-65, 1967, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1974-76), tourism and antiquities (1967-68, 1969-70), and culture (1969-70, 1974-76) and ambassador to the United Kingdom (1969, 1976-78).
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Abu Zeid, Mamoun Awad, interior minister of The Sudan (1976-77). He became a member of the Revolutionary Command Council in 1969 and was also minister of local popular government (1977) and energy and mining (1977-78). In 1984 he was accused of offenses under Islamic law and fled to London.
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Abubakar, Azwar (b. June 21, 1952, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia), acting governor of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2004-05). He was also Indonesian minister of administrative reform (2011-14).
Abubakar, D(atti) S(adiq), administrator of Anambra (1978-79).
Abubakar, Mustafa (b. Oct. 15, 1949, Pidie, Aceh [now Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam], Indonesia), acting governor of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (2005-07). He was also Indonesian minister of state-owned enterprises (2009-11).
Abubakar, Wan (b. Aug. 9, 1950, Selat Panjang, Bengkalis, Riau, Indonesia), governor of Riau (2008).
Abul-Huda, Tawfiq, until 1952 Tawfiq Pasha Abul-Huda, Arabic Tawfiq Basha Abu al-Huda (b. 1894 - d. [suicide] July 1, 1956, Amman, Jordan), prime minister of Jordan (1938-44, 1947-50, 1951-53, 1954-55). He was also president of the Senate (1947-51).
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Abulhassan, Muhammad Abdullah (b. Jan. 12, 1943, Kuwait), Kuwaiti official. He was ambassador to China (1975-78) and Yugoslavia, Hungary, and East Germany (1978-81), permanent representative to the United Nations (1981-2003), and information minister (2003-05).
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Abushagur, Mustafa (Abushagur Ghaith) (b. 1951, Suq al-Juma, near Tripoli, Libya), Libyan politician. He was elected prime minister in 2012, but his proposed cabinet was rejected.
Abuzyarov, Ismail (Khasyanovich) (b. 1904 - d. 1938?), acting chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Kirgiz S.S.R. (1938).
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Accioli, Antonio Pinto Nogueira (b. Oct. 11, 1840, Ic�, Cear�, Brazil - d. Oct. 14, 1921, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Cear� (1878 [acting], 1884 [acting], 1892 [acting], 1896-1900, 1904-12).
Accioli, Hildebrando Pompeu Pinto (b. June 25, 1888, Fortaleza, Cear�, Brazil - d. April 5, 1962, Fortaleza), Brazilian diplomat; son of Antonio Pinto Nogueira Accioli. He was charg� d'affaires in the United States (1934), minister to Romania (1934-35), and ambassador to the Vatican (1939-44).
Accioly, Jo�o Baptista, Junior (b. Aug. 19, 1877, Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil - d. Nov. 9, 1928, Maragogi), governor of Alagoas (1915-18).
Acebes (Paniagua), �ngel (Jes�s) (b. July 3, 1958, �vila, Spain), justice minister (2000-02) and interior minister (2002-04) of Spain. He was also mayor of �vila (1991-95) and minister of public administration (1999-2000).
Acerbo, Giacomo (b. July 25, 1888, Loreto Aprutino, Pescara province, Italy - d. Jan. 9, 1969, Rome, Italy), finance minister of Italy (1943). He was also minister of agriculture and forestry (1929-35).
Aceval (Mar�n), (Tom�s) Benjam�n (b. 1845, Asunci�n, Paraguay - d. July 25, 1900, Asunci�n), foreign minister of Paraguay (1877, 1878-80, 1886-87); brother of Emilio Aceval. He was also minister to the United States (1877-79) and the United Kingdom, Spain, and France (1889-90).
Aceval (Mar�n), Emilio (b. Oct. 16, 1853, Asunci�n, Paraguay - d. April 15, 1931, Asunci�n), war minister (1894-96) and president (1898-1902) of Paraguay.
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Acevedo (Bienick), Rodney Elpidio (b. March 4, 1935), foreign minister of Paraguay (1988-89). He was also ambassador to Spain and Morocco (1973-78).
Acevedo, Sergio (Edgardo) (b. May 1, 1956, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina), governor of Santa Cruz (2003-06).
Acevedo Vega, �scar (Octavio) (b. Sept. 10, 1899, Curic�, Chile - d. March 20, 1973, Santiago, Chile), justice minister of Chile (1958). He was also minister of lands and colonization (1958).
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Ach� (Valiente), Jos� Mar�a de (b. July 8, 1810, Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of La Plata [now in Bolivia] - d. Jan. 28, 1868, Cochabamba), war minister (1858-61) and president (1861-64) of Bolivia.
Acharya, Binayak (b. Aug. 30, 1918 - d. Dec. 11, 1983), chief minister of Orissa (1976-77).
Acharya, Gyan Chandra (b. Nov. 20, 1960, Kathmandu, Nepal), Nepalese diplomat. He was ambassador to Switzerland (2003-07), foreign secretary (2007-09), permanent representative to the United Nations (2009-12), and UN high representative for the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, and small island developing states (2012-17). In 2021 he was nominated as ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Acharya, Jayaraj (b. Nov. 12, 1951, Tanahun, Nepal), Nepalese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1991-95).
Acharya, Madhu Raman (b. Feb. 24, 1957, Udayapur, Nepal), Nepalese diplomat. He was ambassador to Bangladesh (1998-2001), foreign secretary (2001-05), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2005-09).
Acharya, Mahesh (b. Aug. 6, 1954, Biratnagar, Nepal), finance minister of Nepal (1991-94, 1999-2000, 2000-01).
Acharya, Nilambar (b. Aug. 10, 1943, Khalanga, Salyan district, Nepal), Nepalese politician. He has been minister of law, justice, parliamentary affairs, labour, and social welfare (1990) and ambassador to India (2019- ).
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Achilles, Theodore C(arter) (b. Dec. 29, 1905, Rochester, N.Y. - d. April 8, 1986, Washington, D.C.), U.S. diplomat; nephew of George R. Carter. He was ambassador to Peru (1956-60).
Achu, Simon Achidi (b. Nov. 5, 1934, Bamenda, Cameroon - d. May 4, 2021, United States), justice minister (1972-75) and prime minister (1992-96) of Cameroon.
Achuthanandan, V(elikkakathu) S(ankaran) (b. Oct. 20, 1923, in present Alappuzha district, Kerala, India), chief minister of Kerala (2006-11).
Ackermann, Anton, original name Eugen Hanisch (b. Dec. 25, 1905, Thalheim, Saxony, Germany - d. [suicide] May 4, 1973, East Berlin), acting foreign minister of East Germany (1953).
Acosta (Montalv�n), Iv�n (Adolfo) (b. Sept. 28, 1964, Bluefields, Nicaragua), finance minister of Nicaragua (2012- ).
Acosta, Joaqu�n (b. Dec. 29, 1799 or 1800, Guaduas, New Granada [now in Colombia] - d. Feb. 21, 1852, Guaduas), foreign minister of New Granada (1843-45). He was also known as a historian and was charg� d'affaires in Ecuador (1837-39) and the United States (1842).
Acosta (y Castillo), (Manuel Mar�a de los) Santos (b. Nov. 1, 1828, Miraflores, Boyac�, New Granada [now Colombia] - d. Jan. 9, 1901, Bogot�, Colombia), president of Colombia (1867-68). He was also president of Boyac� (1866-68) and minister to the United States (1868-70).
Acosta Bonilla, Manuel (b. Jan. 13, 1929, El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras - d. March 25?, 2021), finance minister of Honduras (1965-71, 1972-75). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (2002-06).
Acosta Espinosa, Alberto (Jos�) (b. July 21, 1948, Quito, Ecuador), Ecuadorian politician. He was minister of energy and mines (2007), president of the National Constituent Assembly (2007-08), and a minor presidential candidate (2013).
Acosta Garc�a, (Rafael) Julio (del Rosario) (b. May 23, 1872, San Ram�n, Costa Rica - d. July 6, 1954, San Jos�, Costa Rica), president of Costa Rica (1920-24). He was also minister-resident to El Salvador (1912-15) and foreign minister (1915-17, 1944-48).
Acosta Velasco, Jaime (b. May 29, 1917, Quito, Ecuador - d. May 31, 1997, Quito), interior minister of Ecuador (1961); nephew of Jos� Mar�a Velasco Ibarra. He was also president of the Chamber of Deputies (1962-63).
Acosta Velasco, Jorge (b. April 23, 1921, Quito, Ecuador - d. Jan. 2, 2015, Quito), defense minister of Ecuador (1969-71); brother of Jaime Acosta Velasco; nephew of Jos� Mar�a Velasco Ibarra. He was also ambassador to Spain (1971-72).
Acu�a (Peralta), C�sar (b. Aug. 11, 1952, Tacabamba, Cajamarca, Peru), Peruvian presidential candidate (2021). He was also mayor of Trujillo (2007-14) and president/governor of La Libertad region (2015).
Acu�a (Peralta), Humberto (b. April 26, 1966, Tacabamba, Cajamarca, Peru), Peruvian politician; brother of C�sar Acu�a. He was president (2011-15) and governor (2015-18) of Lambayeque region.
Acu�a (Cede�o), Luis (Augusto) (b. May 26, 1946, El Palenque, Montes municipality, Sucre, Venezuela), governor of Sucre (2012-17). He was also Venezuelan minister of higher education (2007-10).
Acz�l, Gy�rgy (b. Aug. 31, 1917, Budapest, Hungary - d. Dec. 6, 1991, Budapest), a deputy premier of Hungary (1974-82).
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Ada-George, Rufus (b. July 11, 1940, Geoye Ama [now in Rivers state], Nigeria), governor of Rivers (1992-93).
Adada, Rodolphe (b. April 28, 1946, Gamboma, Middle Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), foreign minister of Congo (Brazzaville) (1997-2007). He has also been minister of scientific research (1976-77), mines and energy (1977-84, 1985-88), mines and petroleum (1984-85), secondary and higher education (1988-91), industrial development and the promotion of the private sector (2009-12), and transport, civil aviation, and the merchant marine (2012-16), joint UN and African Union special representative for Darfur (2007-09), and ambassador to France (2016- ).
Adair, John (b. Jan. 9, 1757, Chester county, S.C. - d. May 19, 1840, Harrodsburg, Ky.), governor of Kentucky (1820-24).
Adala, Ochieng, Kenyan diplomat. He was high commissioner to Zambia (1977-83), ambassador to Egypt (1984-88), and permanent representative to the United Nations (1992-93).
Adam, Andr� (b. Sept. 10, 1936, Etterbeek [now in Brussels-Capital region], Belgium - d. [bombing attack] March 22, 2016, Zaventem airport, near Brussels), Belgian diplomat. He was ambassador to Algeria (1986-90), Zaire (1990-91), and the United States (1994-98) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1998-2001).
Adam, James N(oble) (b. March 1, 1842, Peebles, Scotland - d. Feb. 9, 1912, Buffalo, N.Y.), mayor of Buffalo (1906-09).
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Adam, Pascal Pierre Marie Georges (b. July 5, 1865, Montpezat-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France - d. Aug. 5, 1916, Toulouse, France), acting lieutenant-governor of Gabon (1909, 1912-14) and lieutenant governor of Oubangui-Chari-Tchad (1910-11, 1913-16).
Adam Bokros, Verona (b. 1948, Ada, Vojvodina, Serbia), president of the Assembly of Vojvodina (1991).
Adama-Tamboux, Michel (b. Dec. 3, 1928, Zemio, eastern Oubangui-Chari [now Central African Republic] - d. March 18, 2018, Bangui, Central African Republic), Central African Republic politician. He was president of the National Assembly (1960-66), permanent representative to the United Nations (1970-74), and ambassador to Egypt (1974-79).
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Adamia, Revaz (b. July 20, 1952, Tbilisi, Georgian S.S.R.), Georgian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2002-06).
Adamishin, Anatoly (Leonidovich) (b. Oct. 11, 1934, Kiev, Ukrainian S.S.R.), Russian minister of cooperation with the Commonwealth of Independent States (1997-98). He was also Soviet/Russian ambassador to Italy (1990-92) and the United Kingdom (1994-97).
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Adamo Mat�ta, Luc Daniel (b. 1949), Congo (Brazzaville) politician. He was minister of budget and coordination of financial administrations (1997) and a minor presidential candidate (2002).
Adamon, Gr�ce (Antonia) d'Almeida (Beno�te) (b. March 21, 1951, Dakar, Senegal - d. May 12, 2005, Paris, France), justice minister of Benin (1995-96).
Adamovich, Iosif (Aleksandrovich) (b. Dec. 26, 1896, Borisov, Minsk province, Russia [now in Belarus] - d. [shot himself] April 22, 1937, in the train Vladivostok-Moscow, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Belorussian S.S.R. (1924-27).
Adams, Alva (b. May 14, 1850, Iowa county, Wis. - d. Nov. 1, 1922, Battle Creek, Mich.), governor of Colorado (1887-89, 1897-99, 1905).
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Adams, Byron Stanley Mitchell (b. Oct. 1, 1847, Pitcairn Island - d. Sept. 9, 1902, Norfolk Island), chief magistrate of Norfolk Island (1891-92, 1895-96); grandson of George Adams.
Adams, Charles Francis (b. Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass. - d. Nov. 21, 1886, Boston), U.S. diplomat; son of John Quincy Adams; brother-in-law of Edward Everett. He was minister to the United Kingdom (1861-68).
Adams, Charles Francis (b. May 27, 1835, Boston, Mass. - d. March 20, 1915, Washington, D.C.), president of the American Historical Association (1901); son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886).
Adams, Charles Francis (b. Aug. 2, 1866, Quincy, Mass. - d. June 10, 1954, Boston, Mass.), U.S. secretary of the navy (1929-33); nephew of Charles Francis Adams (1835-1915); great-grandson of John Quincy Adams.
Adams, Charles Kendall (b. Jan. 24, 1835, Derby, Vt. - d. July 26, 1902, Redlands, Calif.), president of the American Historical Association (1889).
Adams, Eric (Leroy) (b. Sept. 1, 1960, Brooklyn, New York City), borough president of Brooklyn (2014-21) and mayor of New York City (2022- ).
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Adams, Gabriel (b. 1790 - d. June 4, 1864, Lower St. Clair Township [now part of Pittsburgh], Pa.), mayor of Pittsburgh (1847-49).
Adams, George (b. June 6, 1804, Pitcairn Island - d. Jan. 29, 1873, Norfolk Island), chief magistrate of Pitcairn Island (1848); son of John Adams (1767-1829).
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Adams, George Burton (b. June 3, 1851, Fairfield, Vt. - d. May 26, 1925), president of the American Historical Association (1908).
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Adams, James H(opkins) (b. March 15, 1812, Minervaville, S.C. - d. July 13, 1861, Columbia, S.C.), governor of South Carolina (1854-56).
Adams, Jewett W(illiams) (b. Aug. 6, 1835, South Hero Island, Vt. - d. June 18, 1920, San Francisco, Calif.), governor of Nevada (1883-87).
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Adams, John (baptized Dec. 4, 1767, Hackney, Middlesex [now part of London], England - d. March 5, 1829, Pitcairn Island), leader of Pitcairn Island (1800-29). He signed on board the Bounty using the assumed name of Alexander Smith. He returned to the use of his real name after the 1789 mutiny against Captain William Bligh, in which he took part. With Fletcher Christian and seven other mutineers he founded a colony on Pitcairn Island, succeeding to the leadership after the deaths of Christian in 1793 and of Edward Young in 1800. When the island was first visited in 1808 by the U.S. sealer Topaz, Adams was the sole European survivor (most of the mutineers had been killed by their Tahitian companions in 1794). Revered as the patriarch of the Pitcairn settlement, he was given a royal pardon for his part in the mutiny.
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Adams, John T(aylor) (b. Dec. 22, 1862, Dubuque, Iowa - d. Oct. 28, 1939, Dubuque), chairman of the Republican National Committee (1921-24).
Adams, J�ri (b. Nov. 22, 1947, Tartu, Estonian S.S.R.), justice minister of Estonia (1994-95).
Adams, Robert McCormick (b. 1926, Chicago, Ill.), secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1984-94).
Adams, Robin (Eleanor), during former marriage (1966-96) Robin Graham, mayor of Norfolk Island (2016-21). She was also speaker of the Legislative Assembly (2010-13) and minister of cultural heritage and community services (2013-15).
Adams, Sam (b. Sept. 3, 1963, Butte, Mont.), mayor of Portland (2009-12). His taking office made Portland the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor (until surpassed by Houston in 2010).
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Adams, Samuel (b. June 5, 1805, Halifax county, Va. - d. Feb. 27, 1850, Saline county, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1844).
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Adams, Tom: see Adams, J.M.G.
Adams, William (Gilbert) (b. June 17, 1923, St. John's, Newfoundland - d. Nov. 12, 2005, St. John's), mayor of St. John's (1966-73).
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Adamson, Frances (Jennifer) (b. April 20, 1961, Adelaide, S.Aus.), governor of South Australia (2021- ). She was also Australian ambassador to China (2011-15).
Adamsons, Janis (b. Nov. 3, 1956, Preili, Latvian S.S.R.), interior minister of Latvia (1994-95).
Adamu, (Alhaji) Abdullahi (b. July 6, 1945, Keffi [now in Nasarawa state], Nigeria), governor of Nasarawa (1999-2007).
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Adand�, Alexandre (S�nou) (b. May 7, 1912, Porto-Novo, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. April 8, 1993, Cotonou, Benin), finance minister of Dahomey (1960-62). He was also minister of agriculture (1958-59), rural development (1962-63), and justice (1964-65).
Adasu, Moses (Orshio) (b. June 12, 1945, Awajir village [now in Benue state], Nigeria - d. Nov. 20, 2005, Lagos, Nigeria), governor of Benue (1992-93).
Adderley, Paul (Lawrence) (b. Aug. 15, 1928, Nassau, Bahamas - d. Sept. 19, 2012, Nassau), foreign minister (1973-84), finance minister (1990-92), and acting governor-general (2005-06) of The Bahamas. He was also attorney general (1973-89) and minister of education (1984-89) and national security (1989-90).
Addiego Bruno, Rafael (Jos�) (b. Feb. 23, 1923, Salto, Uruguay - d. Feb. 20, 2014), acting president of Uruguay (1985). He was president of the Supreme Court of Justice (1984-93).
Addis, Sir William (b. Sept. 5, 1901, Hakone, Japan - d. Nov. 19, 1978), acting governor of Bermuda (1945-46) and governor of the Seychelles (1953-58); knighted 1955.
Addison, Henry, mayor of Georgetown (1845-57, 1861-67).
Addison, Joseph (b. May 1, 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, England - d. June 17, 1719, London, England), British secretary of state for the Southern Department (1717-18). He was also a noted writer.
Addo-Kufuor, Kwame (b. July 14, 1940, Kumasi, Gold Coast [now in Ghana]), defense minister (2001-07) and interior minister (2008-09) of Ghana; brother of John Agyekum Kufuor.
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Addouh, Khatri, acting president of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (2016). He has been president of the Sahrawi National Council (2010- ).
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Adeang, Kennan (Ranibok) (b. Dec. 23, 1942 - d. Dec. 26, 2011), president (1986, 1986, 1996) and finance minister (1989) of Nauru. He was also minister of justice (1989-90) and education (1995-96), speaker of parliament (1997-99), and high commissioner to Fiji (2007-08).
Adebayo, Cornelius (Olatunji) (b. Feb. 24, 1941, Igbaja [now in Kwara state], Nigeria), governor of Kwara (1983). He was also Nigerian minister of communications (2003-06) and works (2006-07).
Adebayo, Niyi, byname of Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (b. Feb. 4, 1958), governor of Ekiti (1999-2003).
Adebo, S(imeon) O(laosebikan) (b. Oct. 5, 1913, near Abeokuta, Nigeria - d. Sept. 30, 1994, Abeokuta), Nigerian diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1962-68).
Adechi, Joel Wassi (b. 1949, Dakar, Senegal), Beninese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1999-2005).
Adee, Alvey A(ugustus) (b. Nov. 27, 1842, Astoria, N.Y. - d. July 4, 1924, Washington, D.C.), acting U.S. secretary of state (1898).
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Adeel, Omar Abdel Hamid (b. July 27, 1923, Dongola, Sudan), Sudanese diplomat. He was ambassador to Italy (1956-59) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1959-64).
Adefarasin, (Joseph) Adetunji (b. 1921 - d. March 28, 1989), president of the League of Red Cross Societies (1977-81). He was the president of the Nigerian Red Cross Society from 1974 to his death.
Adefarati, Adebayo (b. Feb. 14, 1931, Akungba-Akoko [now in Ondo state], Nigeria - d. March 29, 2007, Owo, Ondo), governor of Ondo (1999-2003). He was a presidential candidate in 2007 but died before the election.
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Adeleke, Ademola (Jackson Nurudeen) (b. May 13, 1960, Enugu, Nigeria), governor of Osun (2022- ); brother of Isiaka Adeleke.
Adeleke, Isiaka (Adetunji) (b. Jan. 15, 1955 - d. April 23, 2017, Oshogbo, Osun, Nigeria), governor of Osun (1992-93).
Adeleye, Ernest (Olawunmi) (b. 1942), governor of Rivers (1988-90).
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Adelsw�rd, (Axel) Theodor (b. Oct. 13, 1860, Hyltinge socken, S�dermanland, Sweden - d. Sept. 29, 1929), finance minister of Sweden (1911-14).
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Adenihun, Sunday (Ajibade Abiodun Akweisi Asola) (b. March 12, 1939, Aduasa, Gold Coast [now in Ghana] - d. Nov. 25, 2008, Los Angeles, Calif.), administrator of Imo (1978-79).
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Adesina, Lam(idi Onaolapo Aremu) (b. Jan. 20, 1939, Ibadan [now in Oyo state], Nigeria - d. Nov. 11, 2012), governor of Oyo (1999-2003).
Adett Zamora, Mario (b. 1926?), interior and justice minister of Bolivia (1971-73).
Adeusi, Joseph (Adeduro) (b. 1939? - d. April 16, 2016), administrator of Akwa Ibom (1996-98).
Adhikari, Bharat Mohan (b. May 1936, Bhavarpurna Gaon, Mahottari district, Nepal - d. March 2, 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal), finance minister of Nepal (1994-95, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2011); brother of Man Mohan Adhikari. He was also minister of construction and transport (1997) and law and justice (1997, 1998-99) and deputy prime minister (2004-05, 2011).
Adhikari, Khagraj, also spelled Khagaraj, home affairs minister of Nepal (2021). He was also minister of health and population (2014-15).
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Adhikari, Sewa Lamsal, Nepalese diplomat. She was charg� d'affaires at the United Nations (2012-13) and ambassador to Pakistan (2016-20).
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Adilbish, Dashiyn (b. 1917, in present �v�rkhangai province, Mongolia - d. 1993), foreign minister of Mongolia (1956-57). He was also ambassador to the Soviet Union and Czechoslovkia (1953-56) and India (1962-63).
Adisa, Abdulkarim (b. Aug. 22, 1948, Ojo Iya area [now in Kwara state], Nigeria - d. Feb. 25, 2005), governor of Oyo (1990-92).
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Adjaho, Richard (Kokou) (b. Jan. 5, 1949, Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. Dec. 18, 2009), interior minister of Benin (1991-93). He was also minister of commerce, crafts, and tourism (1990-91), ambassador to France (1994-96), and a minor presidential candidate (2006).
Adji, Boukary (b. 1939, Tanout, Zinder d�partement, Niger - d. July 4, 2018, Niamey, Niger), finance minister (1983-87) and prime minister (1996) of Niger.
Adjibad�, Tiamiou (b. July 15, 1937, Porto-Novo, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. Sept. 12, 2006), foreign minister of Benin (1982-84). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1973-75) and ambassador to the United States (1973-75) and West Germany (1975-81).
Adjovi, S�verin (Hinnounonboua) (b. April 29, 1950, Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]), defense minister of Benin (1996-98). He was also a minor presidential candidate (1991, 2006), minister of culture and communications (1998-99) and commerce, crafts, and tourism (1999-2001), and mayor of Ouidah (2008-17).
Adjoyi, (William) Koffi (b. Jan. 23, 1942, Kpalim�, Togo - d. [plane crash] June 26, 1998, near Ogu�doum� village, near Abidjan, C�te d'Ivoire), Togolese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1988-90).
Adkins, Homer M(artin) (b. Oct. 15, 1890, Little Rock, Ark. - d. Feb. 26, 1964, Malvern, Ark.), governor of Arkansas (1941-45).
Adler, Victor (b. June 24, 1852, Prague, Austria [now in Czech Republic] - d. Nov. 11, 1918, Vienna, Austria), foreign minister of Austria (1918).
Adlerberg, Graf Aleksandr (Vasilyevich) (b. Feb. 17 [Feb. 5, O.S.], 1860, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Dec. 19 [Dec. 6, O.S.], 1915, Petrograd [St. Petersburg]), governor of Penza (1898-1903), Pskov (1903-11), and St. Petersburg/Petrograd (1911-15); grandson of Graf Vladimir Adlerberg.
Adlerberg, Graf Aleksandr (Vladimirovich) (b. May 13 [May 1, O.S.], 1818, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Oct. 4, 1888, Munich, Germany), Russian official; son of Graf Vladimir Adlerberg. He was minister of the imperial court and imperial lands (1870-81).
Adlerberg, Graf Nikolay (Vladimirovich), Finnish transcription Nikolai Wladimirowitsch Adlerberg (b. May 31 [May 19, O.S.], 1819, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. Dec. 25, 1892, Munich, Germany), governor of Tavrida (1854-56) and governor-general of Finland (1866-81); son of Graf Vladimir Adlerberg; brother of Graf Aleksandr (Vladimirovich) Adlerberg.
Adlerberg, Graf Vladimir (Fyodorovich), until 1829 Woldemar Eduard Ferdinand von Adlerberg (b. Nov. 29 [Nov. 18, O.S.], 1791, St. Petersburg, Russia - d. March 20 [March 8, O.S.], 1884, St. Petersburg), Russian official. He was director of the department for posts (1842-57) and minister of the imperial court (1852-70) and imperial lands (1856-70). He was made Graf (count) in 1847.
Adlercreutz, Axel Gustaf (b. March 2, 1821, Skara socken, Skaraborg [now in V�stra G�taland], Sweden - d. May 20, 1880, Stockholm, Sweden), prime minister for justice of Sweden (1870-74) and governor of Malm�hus (1874-80). He was also minister of civil affairs (1868-70).
Adlerfelt, Carl friherre (b. April 1719, Stockholm, Sweden - d. Jan. 20, 1769, Malm�, Sweden), governor of Malm�hus (1764-69); son of Pehr friherre Adlerfelt.
Adlerfelt, Pehr friherre (b. July 4, 1680, Stockholm, Sweden - d. [after being shot during a rebellion] June 27, 1743, Stockholm), Swedish diplomat. He was minister to Denmark (1720-25). He was made friherre (baron) in 1720.
Adlersparre, Georg greve (b. March 28, 1760, Myssj� socken, J�mtland, Sweden - d. Sept. 23, 1835, Kristinehamn, V�rmland, Sweden), governor of Skaraborg (1810-24). He was made friherre (baron) in 1809 and greve (count) in 1816.
Adlersteen, J�ran friherre, original surname Piehlman (b. c. 1640, Stockholm, Sweden - d. March 10, 1713), governor of Blekinge (1706-13). He was ennobled under the name Adlersteen in 1681 and made friherre (baron) in 1707.
Adleyba, Boris (Viktorovich) (b. 1931 - d. 1990), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R. (1978-89).
Adli Yegen Pasha, Arabic `Adli Basha Yakan (b. Jan. 18, 1864 - d. Oct. 22, 1933, Paris, France), foreign minister (1914), interior minister (1919, 1926-27, 1929-30), prime minister (1921-22, 1926-27, 1929-30), and president of the Senate (1930) of Egypt; great-grandnephew of Muhammad `Ali Pasha.
Adnan Robert, Tun Datuk (Haji) Mohamad (b. Sept. 9, 1917, Keningau, North Borneo [now Sabah, Malaysia] - d. Aug. 2, 2003, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah), head of state of Sabah (1978-87).
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Ado Bayero dan Abdullahi Bayero (b. June 15, 1930, Kano, Nigeria - d. June 6, 2014, Kano), emir of Kano (1963-2014). He was also Nigerian ambassador to Senegal (1962-63).
Adodo, Yaovi (Prosper) (b. 1942, Lom�, Togo), foreign minister of Togo (1987-91). He was also ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (1982-84) and minister of planning and industry (1984-87).
Adolf Fredrik (b. May 14, 1710, Gottorp castle, Schleswig [now in Schleswig city, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany] - d. Feb. 12, 1771, Stockholm, Sweden), king of Sweden (1751-71).
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Adom, Kacou Houadja L�on (b. April 16, 1950, Abengourou, Ivory Coast [now C�te d'Ivoire]), Ivorian diplomat. He has been ambassador to Israel (1997-2005), Turkey (1998-2005), and Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Romania (2008-17) and permanent representative to the United Nations (2018- ).
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Adoue, Jean Baptiste, Jr. (b. Nov. 4, 1884, Dallas, Texas - d. Nov. 17, 1956, Dallas), mayor of Dallas (1951-53).
Adouki, Martin (b. April 8, 1942, Makoua, French Congo [now Congo (Brazzaville)]), Congolese diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-93).
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Aeg, Raivo (b. July 4, 1962, Kuressaare, Estonian S.S.R.), justice minister of Estonia (2019-21).
Afakirya, Bzigu (Lassa) (b. July 20, 1949, in present Borno state, Nigeria - d. June 22, 2015, Abuja, Nigeria), administrator of Kogi (1996-98).
Afanasenko, Yevgeny (Ivanovich) (b. April 7, 1914, near Gomel, Russia [now in Belarus] - d. March 13, 1993, Moscow, Russia), Soviet politician. He was minister of education of the Russian S.F.S.R. (1956-66) and Soviet ambassador to Rwanda (1967-72), Congo (Brazzaville) (1972-78), and S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe (1976-78).
Afanasyev, Illarion (Afanasyevich) (b. April 5, 1905, Uskasy, Kazan province [now in Chuvashia republic], Russia - d. May 15, 1975, Voronezh, Russian S.F.S.R.), chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Chuvash A.S.S.R. (1947-55).
Aferi, Nathan Apea (b. 1922 - d. April 8, 2003, Accra, Ghana), foreign minister of Ghana (1972). Earlier he was chief of the defense staff and high commissioner to Nigeria.
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Affo, Fr�d�ric (Assogba) (b. 1943?, Ouedeme, Dahomey [now Benin] - d. May 3, 2011, Cotonou, Benin), foreign minister of Benin (1984-87). He was also ambassador to Cuba (1982-84).
Affry, Louis (Auguste Philippe, comte) d', German Ludwig August Philipp von Affry (b. Feb. 8, 1743, Fribourg, Switzerland - d. June 26, 1810, Fribourg), Landammann of Switzerland (1803, 1809) and president of the Provisional Cantonal Commission (1803) and premier avoyer/Erster Schultheiss (1803, 1805, 1807, 1809) of Fribourg.
Afif, Ahmed (b. Jan. 6, 1967, Seychelles), vice president of Seychelles (2020- ); son of Abdullah Afif Didi.
Afifi, Hafez, until 1952 Hafez Afifi Pasha (b. 1886, Cairo, Egypt - d. 1961), foreign minister of Egypt (1928-29, 1930). He was also ambassador to the United Kingdom (1937-38).
Aflaq, Michel (b. Jan. 9, 1910, Damascus, Ottoman Empire [now in Syria] - d. June 23, 1989, Paris, France), Arab political leader. He resented the French, who after World War I held a mandate over Syria and Lebanon, but later his political thinking took on a Marxist orientation and he came to believe that the nationalist struggle had to oppose both the native aristocracy and the foreign ruler. In 1940 he began to organize a political party, with Salah al-Din Bitar, which became the Ba`th Party in 1943. His role was that of a theorist and organizer rather than holder of public office, though he was briefly education minister of Syria in 1949. He failed in bids to be elected to the Syrian parliament in 1943, 1947, and 1949. The ideology behind the party was essentially socialist, with an emphasis on Arab unity. After 1955, with the conservative political parties fighting among themselves, Aflaq made a tactical alliance with the Communist Party and thus markedly increased the Ba`th's political influence. But he could not secure political dominance in the government, and he feared that the activities of the Communists might provoke right-wing repressions. Accordingly, he initiated moves that led in 1958 to a merger of Syria and Egypt to form the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.). Aflaq had expected Gamal Abdel Nasser, the president of Egypt, to allow the Ba`th Party to dominate the Syrian region of the U.A.R., but by 1960 Nasser had reduced Ba`th to political impotence by means of repressive policies. In 1961 Syria seceded from the U.A.R. Aflaq held himself and the Ba`th aloof from the ensuing violent criticism of Nasser and the conservative policies of the secessionist regime. When the latter was overthrown in 1963, a government dominated by the Ba`th took power. At the same time a Ba`thist group effected a coup in Iraq. Aflaq began to coordinate movements between the two governments and to hold unity talks with Nasser, which however brought no important results. As the party's military wing gained ascendancy, Aflaq left Syria in 1966 and his influence declined, although he continued to guide certain factions of the Ba`th Party in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
Afolabi, (Chief) Sunday (Michael) (b. June 22, 1930, Iree [now in Osun state], Nigeria - d. May 10, 2004, Manchester, England), interior minister of Nigeria (1999-2002). He was also minister of education (1983).
Afolahan, Adeyemi (Ambrose) (b. Dec. 26, 1949, Ila Orangun [now in Osun state], Nigeria), administrator of Taraba (1991-92).
Afonso, Edson Stanislau (b. May 12, 1916 - d. June 27, 1957, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil), acting governor of Acre (1951); son of Emiliano Stanislau Afonso.
Afonso, Emiliano Stanislau (b. June 2, 1881, Soledade, Para�ba, Brazil - d. Aug. 22, 1960, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil), federal interventor in Amazonas (1945-46).
Afonso, Pedro Comiss�rio (b. Sept. 18, 1957, Caia, Sofala, Mozambique), Mozambican diplomat. He has been permanent representative to the United Nations (1989-96, 2020- ) and ambassador to Portugal (1996-2001), Sweden and other Nordic countries (2006-12), and Switzerland (2013-18).
Afrah, Hussein Kulmiye (b. 1920, Mareeg, Somalia - d. 1993, United States), interior minister of Somalia (1970-76). He was also second vice president (1976-87), minister of planning (1985-87, 1989-90), deputy prime minister for economic affairs (1987-89), and chairman of the People's Assembly (1990-91).
Afrah, Mohamed Qanyare, Somali Maxamed Qanyare Afrax (b. 1941?), Somali politician. He was interior minister in the government of warlord Muhammad Farah Aydid and later minister of fisheries and marine resources (2001-02) under Pres. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan. In 2004 he was a presidential candidate and later that year became national security minister. He was sacked from his office on June 4, 2006, after his alliance was defeated in Mogadishu's battles.
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Afshar(-Ghassemlou), Amir Aslan (b. Nov. 21, 1922, Tehran, Persia [now Iran] - d. Feb. 18, 2021, Nice, France), Iranian diplomat; son-in-law of Mohammad Said Maraghei. He was ambassador to Austria (1967-69), the United States (1969-73), Mexico (1970-73), and West Germany (1973-77).
Afshar(-Ghassemlou), Amir Khosrow (b. Aug. 21, 1918 - d. November 1999, London, England), foreign minister of Iran (1978-79). He was ambassador to West Germany (1961-63), France (1963-66), and the United Kingdom (1969-74).
Ag Boula, Rhissa (b. 1957, Tchiroz�rine, Niger), Nigerien politician. A rebel leader in the Tuareg insurgencies of 1990-95 and 2007-09, he was minister-delegate (1997-99) and minister (1999-2004) of tourism and in 2011 was named special adviser to Pres. Mahamadou Issoufou; in 2016 he became minister at the presidency.
Ag Hamani, Ahmed Mohamed (b. 1942, Goundam, French Sudan [now Mali]), prime minister of Mali (2002-04). He was also minister for the supervision of state companies and enterprises (1978-79), information and telecommunications (1979-80), planning (1980-84), sports, arts, and culture (1984-86), and transport and public works (1986-87) and ambassador to Morocco (1993-99) and the Benelux countries and the United Kingdom (1999-2002).
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Agafangel, secular name Aleksandr (Lavrentyevich) Preobrazhensky (b. Oct. 9 [Sept. 27, O.S.], 1854, Tula province, Russia - d. Oct. 16, 1928, Yaroslavl, Russian S.F.S.R.), Locum Tenens of Moscow and All Russia (1922). He was bishop of Kirensk (1889-93), Tobolsk (1893-97), and Riga (1897-1904), archbishop of Riga (1904-10), Vilna (1910-13), and Yaroslavl (1913-17), and metropolitan of Yaroslavl (1917-28).
Agagu, Olusegun (Kokumo) (b. Feb. 16, 1948, Iju-Odo [now in Ondo state], Nigeria - d. Sept. 13, 2013, Lagos, Nigeria), governor of Ondo (2003-09). He was also Nigerian minister of aviation (1999-2000) and power and steel (2000-02).
Agalets, Valyantsin (Styapanavich), Russian Valentin (Stepanovich) Agolets (b. Oct. 24, 1950), interior minister of Belarus (1995-99).
Agamirov, Khalil (Agamir ogly) (b. 1897 - d. 1940?), chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Nakhichevan A.S.S.R. (1933-34). He was also people's commissar of equipment (1931-33?) and forest industry (1936-37) of the Azerbaijan S.S.R.
Agamuradov, Purli (Nurmamedovich), Turkmen P�rli (Nurm�mmedowi�) Agamyradow, a deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan (2018-20). He was also rector of the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management (2008-15) and minister of education (2015-18).
Aganaye, Adoum (b. Nov. 15, 1920, Fort-Lamy [now N'Djamena], Chad), Chadian politician. He was minister of health (1958-59), labour (1959), and transport (1971-73) and ambassador to the Benelux countries (1961-70) and West Germany (1961-64).
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Agathocleous, Nikos (b. July 14, 1937, Galata, Cyprus), Cypriot diplomat. He was ambassador to Belgium (1979-85) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1995-97).
Agb�nonci, Aur�lien (Ama) (b. 1958), foreign minister of Benin (2016- ). He was UN resident coordinator in Congo (Brazzaville) (2003-08), Rwanda (2008-11), Mali (2012-13), and the Central African Republic (2014-16).
Agboneni, Gregory (O.) (b. Aug. 30, 1948), administrator of Adamawa (1993-94) and Cross River (1994-96).
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Agha, Syed Zahoor (Ahmed) (b. Oct. 4, 1971, Pishin district, Balochistan, Pakistan), governor of Balochistan (2021-22).
Agiru, Anderson (Pawa) (b. July 22, 1962 - d. April 28, 2016, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea), governor of Southern Highlands (1997-2001, 2007-12) and Hela (2012-15, 2016).
Agius, George (b. Nov. 14, 1924 - d. March 6, 2009), Maltese diplomat. He was ambassador to Belgium (1977-78) and permanent representative to the United Nations (1985-87). He was also general secretary of the General Workers' Union (1971-85).
Agkatsev, Vladimir (Mikhailovich) (b. April 25, 1911, Vladikavkaz, Russia - d. April 26, 2000, Moscow, Russia), first secretary of the Communist Party committee of the North Ossetian A.S.S.R. (1953-61). He was also deputy premier (1943-44).
Agnelli, Susanna (b. April 24, 1922, Turin, Italy - d. May 15, 2009, Rome, Italy), foreign minister of Italy (1995-96). She was the granddaughter of Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of the Fiat automobile company.
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Agnos, Art(hur Christ) (b. Sept. 1, 1938, San Francisco, Calif.), mayor of San Francisco (1988-92).
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Agostini, Jacques (Ferrante) de (b. March 22, 1929, Montegrino, Italy), administrator-superior of Wallis and Futuna (1972-74).
Agovaka, Peter Shanel (b. Nov. 1, 1959), foreign minister of the Solomon Islands (2010-12). He has also been minister for provincial government and constituency development (2006), commerce, industries, and employment (2006-07), police, national security, and correctional services (2014-15), and communication and aviation (2015- ).
Agramonte (y Pichardo), Roberto (Daniel) (b. May 3, 1904, Santa Clara, Cuba - d. Dec. 12, 1995, Coral Gables, Fla.), foreign minister of Cuba (1959). He was also ambassador to Mexico (1946-47).
Agrba, Aleksey (Sergeyevich) (b. 1897, Lidzava, Sukhumi okrug, Kutaisi province, Russia [now in Abkhazia, Georgia] - d. [executed] April 21, 1938), first secretary of the Communist Party committee (1936-37) and chairman of the Central Executive Committee (1937) of the Abkhaz A.S.S.R.
Agrba, Givi (Kamugovich) (b. April 4, 1937, Kulanurkhva, Gudauta rayon, Abkhaz A.S.S.R., Georgian S.S.R. - d. Aug. 27, 2014, Sukhumi, Abkhazia), interior minister of Abkhazia (1993-96). He was also chief of the general staff (1996-2002) and head of the State Security Service (2003-04).
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Aguad (Beily), Oscar (Ra�l) (b. May 7, 1950, C�rdoba, Argentina), federal interventor in Corrientes (2001) and defense minister of Argentina (2017-19). In 2015-17 he was telecommunications minister.
Aguado, Jorge Rub�n (b. Nov. 6, 1925, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina - d. July 11, 2019), governor of Buenos Aires (1982-83). He was also agriculture minister of Argentina (1981).
Aguapehy, Jo�o Baptista de Oliveira, bar�o de (b. Cuiab�, Mato Grosso, Brazil - d. Jan. 14, 1879, Cuiab�), acting president of Mato Grosso (1868, 1878). He was made baron in 1863.
Agudelo Villa, Hernando (b. March 9, 1923, Medell�n, Colombia - d. July 29, 2010, Bogot�, Colombia), finance minister of Colombia (1958-61). He was also minister of economic development (1972-73).
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Ag�ero Rocha, Fernando (Bernab�) (b. June 11, 1920, Managua, Nicaragua - d. Sept. 27, 2011, Managua), member of the National Government Junta of Nicaragua (1972-73).
Aguiar, Alberto Cardoso de (b. Jan. 19, 1864, Rio de Janeiro province [now state], Brazil - d. July 19, 1935, Niter�i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), war minister of Brazil (1918-19).
Aguiar, Antonio Nunes de (b. Nov. 22, 1807, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. June 17, 1876, Rio de Janeiro), president of Alagoas (1849).
Aguiar, Aristeu Borges de (b. May 23, 1892, Vit�ria, Esp�rito Santo, Brazil - d. Sept. 1, 1951, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Esp�rito Santo (1928-30).
Aguiar (Aranguren), Asdr�bal (b. Jan. 14, 1949, Caracas, Venezuela), governor of the Distrito Federal (1994-96) and interior minister of Venezuela (1998-99).
Aguiar (Quezada), Cristina, Dominican Republic diplomat. She was permanent representative to the United Nations (1997-2000).
Aguiar, Eur�pedes Clementino de (b. Jan. 19, 1880, S�o Jos� dos Mat�es, Maranh�o, Brazil - d. March 2, 1953, Teresina, Piau�, Brazil), governor of Piau� (1916-20).
Aguiar, Fausto Augusto de (b. Dec. 19, 1817, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - d. Feb. 25, 1890, Rio de Janeiro), president of Cear� (1848-50) and Par� (1850-52).
Aguiar, Fernando Jos� de Portugal e Castro, conde e marqu�s de (b. Dec. 4, 1752, Lisbon, Portugal - d. Jan. 24, 1817, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), viceroy (1801-06) and principal minister (1808-17) of Brazil; brother of Afonso Miguel de Portugal e Castro, conde de Vimioso, marqu�s de Valen�a. He was also governor of Bahia (1788-1801) and minister of finance (1808-12) and foreign affairs and war (1814-16). He was made count in 1808 and marquess in 1813.
Aguiar, Francisco de Paula Rocha (b. April 4, 1947, Fortaleza, Cear�, Brazil), acting governor of Cear� (1994-95).
Aguiar, Francisco Lacerda de (b. Oct. 3, 1903, S�o Jos� do Cal�ado, Esp�rito Santo, Brazil - d. April 27, 1983, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), governor of Esp�rito Santo (1955-59, 1963-66).
Aguiar, Francisco Marcelino de Sousa (b. June 2, 1855, S�o Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. Nov. 10, 1935, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), prefect of the Distrito Federal (1906-09); son of Francisco Primo de Souza Aguiar.
Aguiar, Francisco Primo de Souza (b. 1818, S�o Salvador da Bahia [now Salvador], Brazil - d. 1868, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of Maranh�o (1861-62).
Aguiar, Joaquim Ant�nio de (b. Aug. 24, 1792, Coimbra, Portugal - d. May 26, 1884), prime minister of Portugal (1841-42, 1860, 1865-68). He was also minister of interior (1833-34, 1841-42, 1865-66) and justice (1834, 1836, 1842, 1846).
Aguiar, Raphael Tobias de (b. Oct. 4, 1795, Sorocaba, S�o Paulo, Brazil - d. Oct. 7, 1857, aboard the Piratininga, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), president of S�o Paulo (1831-35, 1840-41).
Aguilar (Mawdsley), Andr�s (b. July 10, 1924, Caracas, Venezuela - d. Oct. 24, 1995, The Hague, Netherlands), justice minister of Venezuela (1959-62). He was also permanent representative to the United Nations (1969-72, 1986-91) and ambassador to the United States (1972-74).
Aguilar (Vargas), C�ndido (b. Feb. 23, 1889, Rancho de Palma, C�rdoba municipality, Veracruz, Mexico - d. March 19, 1960, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Veracruz (1914-20) and foreign minister of Mexico (1916-17, 1918); son-in-law of Venustiano Carranza.
Aguilar (Elizalde), (Jos�) Crist�bal (b. 1815, Los Angeles, California - d. April 11, 1883), mayor of Los Angeles (1866-68, 1870-72). He was the last Latino mayor of the city until the election of Antonio Villaraigosa in 2005.
Aguilar (y de la Puerta), Manuel Mar�a de (b. Oct. 1, 1783, Antequera, Spain - d. March 18, 1867, Antequera), foreign minister of Spain (1843). He was also minister to the United Kingdom (1836-38) and Portugal (1841-43).
Aguilar Barquero, Francisco (b. May 21, 1857, Cartago, Costa Rica - d. Oct. 11, 1924, San Jos�, Costa Rica), president of Costa Rica (1919-20). He was also war and navy minister (1889).
Aguilar Cornejo, David (Francisco) (b. Jan. 29, 1902, Callao, Peru - d. July 11, 1982, Lima, Peru), foreign minister of Peru (1954-55). He was also president of the Senate (1965-66, 1967-68).
Aguilar de Camp�o, Ventura Garc�a-Sancho e Ibarrondo, marqu�s de (b. April 20, 1837, Mexico - d. Feb. 22, 1914, Madrid, Spain), foreign minister of Spain (1900-01, 1904-05). He was also mayor of Madrid (1899-1900).
Aguilar Padilla, Jes�s (Alberto) (b. Feb. 24, 1952, El Llano de la Carrera, Cosal� municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico), governor of Sinaloa (2005-10).
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Aguilar y Maya, Jos� (b. July 28, 1897, Jer�cuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico - d. Nov. 30, 1966, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Guanajuato (1949-55). He was also Mexican attorney general (1930-32, 1940-46, 1956-58).
Aguilar Zinser, Adolfo (b. Dec. 2, 1949, Mexico City, Mexico - d. [car accident] June 5, 2005, Tepoztl�n, Morelos, Mexico), Mexican diplomat. He was permanent representative to the United Nations (2002-03).
Aguilarte G�mez, Jes�s (Alberto) (b. Sept. 30, 1958, Caracas, Venezuela - d. April 2, 2012, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela), governor of Apure (1999-2000, 2004-11). He died after being attacked by a gunman in a restaurant in Maracay on March 24, 2012.
Aguilera G�mez, Manuel (Sergio del Coraz�n de Jes�s) (b. July 27, 1936, Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico - d. Oct. 8, 2022), chief of government of the Distrito Federal (1993-94).
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Aguirre Jado, Francisco X(avier) (b. Aug. 10, 1853, Guayaquil, Ecuador - d. Dec. 17, 1914), foreign minister of Ecuador (1909-10). He was also minister to Peru (1902-03).
Aguirre Mart�nez, Juan Esteban (b. Aug. 5, 1949, San Juan Bautista, Paraguay), foreign minister of Paraguay (2000-01). He was also ambassador to Brazil (1989-92), the United States (1992-94), and Canada (2001-09).
Aguirre Rivero, �ngel (Heladio) (b. April 21, 1956, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico), governor of Guerrero (1996-99 [interim], 2011-14).
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Aguirre Santiago, Amado (b. Feb. 8, 1863, San Sebasti�n, Jalisco, Mexico - d. Aug. 22, 1949, Mexico City, Mexico), governor of Quintana Roo (1924-25) and Baja California Sur (1927-29). He was also Mexican minister of communications and public works (1921-24).
Aguirre Vel�zquez, Ram�n (b. Sept. 21, 1935, San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico), chief of government of the Distrito Federal (1982-88). He was also Mexican minister of planning and budget (1981-82).
Aguirre y Lecube, Jos� Antonio de (b. March 6, 1904, Bilbao, Spain - d. March 22, 1960, Paris, France), president of the government of Pa�s Vasco (1936-60; from 1937 in exile).
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Agumava, Zurab (Mikhailovich) (b. 1961), interior minister of Abkhazia (2001). He has also been head of the State Security Service (2001-03), head of administration of Sukhumi district (2003-06), acting prosecutor-general (2014), and head of the Supreme Court (2015- ).
Ag�ndez Monta�o, Narciso (b. Oct. 26, 1958, Santa Anita, Baja California Sur, Mexico), governor of Baja California Sur (2005-11). He was also mayor of Los Cabos (1999-2002).
Agus, Hasan Basri (b. Dec. 31, 1953, Sungai Abang, Jambi, Indonesia), governor of Jambi (2010-15).
Agushi, Iljaz (b. April 14, 1903, Pristina, Ottoman Empire [now in Kosovo] - d. Oct. 27, 1943, Tiran�, Albania), Albanian politician. He was minister of public works (1941-43) and deputy prime minister (1943).
�g�stsson, Einar (b. Sept. 23, 1922 - d. April 12, 1986), foreign minister of Iceland (1971-78). He was also ambassador to Denmark (1980-86), Italy (1980-86), Israel (1980-86), and Turkey (1981-86).
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Agyeman, Harold Adlai, Ghanaian diplomat. He has been acting high commissioner to India (2009), charg� d'affaires in Benin (2017), and permanent representative to the United Nations (2021- ).
Agzamov, Yury (Nabiyevich) (b. 1949, Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.), defense minister of Uzbekistan (2000).